CVE-2023-4052 (GCVE-0-2023-4052)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-01 14:59 – Updated: 2024-10-22 14:39
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Summary
The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users. When uninstalling Firefox, any files in that directory would be recursively deleted with the permissions of the uninstalling user account. This could be combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link) to allow arbitrary file deletion controlled by the non-privileged user. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.1, and Thunderbird < 115.1.
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CWE
  • File deletion and privilege escalation through Firefox uninstaller
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 116 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 115.1 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 115.1 (custom)
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ycdxsb
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