CVE-2023-28160

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Published Jun 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

When following a redirect to a publicly accessible web extension file, the URL may have been translated to the actual local path, leaking potentially sensitive information. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 111

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31868	When following a redirect to a publicly accessible web extension file, the URL may have been translated to the actual local path, leaking potentially sensitive information. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5954-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.508% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1802385
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/

History

Jan 9, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-425
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 9, 2025, 3:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Jun 2, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 9, 2025, 3:37 PM
Reserved: Mar 13, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:30 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:30 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 2, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

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