CVE-2023-28160 Information disclosure in Firefox

What is CVE-2023-28160?

CVE-2023-28160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 2 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-425

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28160?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28160?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-28160 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28160 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rm3j-9j4x-mr94, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28160.