Path Traversal in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2023-6209
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th 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
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List)
- security@mozilla.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6209?
- CVE-2023-6209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6209?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6209 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.