CVE-2023-37203
First published: Tue Jul 04 2023(Updated: )
Insufficient validation in the Drag and Drop API in conjunction with social engineering, may have allowed an attacker to trick end-users into creating a shortcut to local system files. This could have been leveraged to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu/firefox | <115.0-1 | 115.0-1 |
| ubuntu/firefox | <115.0+ | 115.0+ |
| Mozilla Firefox | <115 | 115 |
| Mozilla Firefox | <115.0 | |
| debian/firefox | 123.0-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=291640
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-22/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-37203
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-22/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-37203
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-22/#CVE-2023-37203
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6201-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37203
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-37203
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-37203
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-22/#CVE-2023-37211
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-37203.
What is the title of this vulnerability?
The title of this vulnerability is 'Insufficient validation in the Drag and Drop API in conjunction with social engineering may have allowed an attacker to trick end-users into creating a shortcut to local system files.'
What is the description of this vulnerability?
The description of this vulnerability is 'Insufficient validation in the Drag and Drop API in conjunction with social engineering, may have allowed an attacker to trick end-users into creating a shortcut to local system files. This could have been leveraged to execute arbitrary code.'
Which software is affected by this vulnerability?
The software affected by this vulnerability is Mozilla Firefox version < 115.
What is the severity of this vulnerability?
The severity of this vulnerability is medium.
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