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MEDIUM · 6.5

CVE-2023-23597

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...

Vulnerability 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 Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefox< 109.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-326

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-23597?

CVE-2023-23597 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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...

How severe is CVE-2023-23597?

CVE-2023-23597 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-23597?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox.