CVE-2023-6209 (GCVE-0-2023-6209)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-21 14:28
Modified
2025-02-13 17:26
Severity ?
CWE
  • Incorrect parsing of relative URLs starting with "///"
Summary
Relative URLs starting with three slashes were incorrectly parsed, and a path-traversal "/../" part in the path could be used to override the specified host. This could contribute to security problems in web sites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120, Firefox ESR < 115.5.0, and Thunderbird < 115.5.
References
security@mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1858570 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00017.html Mailing List
security@mozilla.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00030.html
security@mozilla.org https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5561 Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.org https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-49/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-50/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-52/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1858570 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00017.html Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00030.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5561 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-49/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-50/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-52/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 120
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   Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 115.5.0
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   Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 115.5
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