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CVE-2023-4052

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CVE-2023-4052

Published: Aug 1, 2023

Modified: Oct 22, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected
unspecified - < 116

Mozilla

Firefox ESR

affected
unspecified - < 115.1

Mozilla

Thunderbird

affected
unspecified - < 115.1

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