CVE-2023-23599

Description

When copying a network request from the developer tools panel as a curl command the output was not being properly sanitized and could allow arbitrary commands to be hidden within. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109, Firefox ESR < 102.7, and Thunderbird < 102.7.

CVSS Metrics

• v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.14%• Percentile: 34%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-116•Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

  The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

Affected Systems

• mozilla•firefox

  < 109.0 | ≥ unspecified, < 109

• mozilla•firefox_esr

  < 102.7 | ≥ unspecified, < 102.7

• mozilla•thunderbird

  < 102.7 | ≥ unspecified, < 102.7

References (4)

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1777800
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-02/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-03/