CVE-2023-37206: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Jul 4, 2023
·
Updated

Uploading files which contain symlinks may have allowed an attacker to trick a user into submitting sensitive data to a malicious website. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/firefox<115.0-1
115.0-1
ubuntu/firefox<115.0+
115.0+
debian/firefox
123.0-1
Mozilla Firefox<115
115
Mozilla Firefox<115.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.0-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.0+
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 123.0-1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115

Event History

Jul 4, 2023
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jul 5, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:02 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:02 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:21 AM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this security issue?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-37206.

2

What software is affected by this security vulnerability?

Firefox versions prior to 115 are affected.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-37206?

The severity of this vulnerability is medium.

4

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An attacker can trick a user into submitting sensitive data to a malicious website by uploading files containing symlinks.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-37206?

You can find more information about this vulnerability in the following references: [link1](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1813299), [link2](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-22/), [link3](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-37206).

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