What is CVE-2023-28160?

CVE-2023-28160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Direct Request (Forced Browsing). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-28160?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2023-28160

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-425 — Direct Request (Forced Browsing)

References

security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28160?: CVE-2023-28160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Direct Request (Forced Browsing). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-28160?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.