8.1
HIGH
CVE-2023-25734
"Microsoft Windows Shortcut File Remote Execution and NTLM Credential Leak Vulnerability in Firefox"
Description

After downloading a Windows <code>.url</code> shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system. This also had the potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 8, 2023, 3:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-25734 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-25734.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784451 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1809923 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810143 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1812338 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-25734 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784451 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784451 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1809923 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1809923 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810143 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810143 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1812338 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1812338 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 110.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 102.8 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 102.8 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} 0.05%

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0.71101

percentile

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