UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23597

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2023-23597
Downstream
USN-5816-1
Published: 18 Jan 2023, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 14:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Jan 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 14:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A compromised web child process could disable web security opening restrictions, leading to a new child process being spawned within the `file://` context. Given a reliable exploit primitive, this new process could be exploited again leading to arbitrary file read. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109.

CVSS Metrics

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

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•firefox

    < 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

  • ubuntu•mozjs38

    all

  • ubuntu•mozjs52

    all | all

  • ubuntu•mozjs68

    all

  • ubuntu•mozjs78

    all

  • ubuntu•mozjs91

    all

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