CVE-2023-23597

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6.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

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.

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1538028 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1538028 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

18 Dec 2025, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary (en) A compromised web child process could disable web security opening restrictions, leading to a new child process being spawned within the <code>file://</code> context. Given a reliable exploit primitive, this new process could be exploited again leading to arbitrary file read. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109. (en) 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.

21 Nov 2024, 07:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1538028 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1538028 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01/ - Vendor Advisory
Information

Published : 2023-06-02 17:15

Updated : 2025-12-18 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-23597

Mitre link : CVE-2023-23597

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-23597

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Products Affected

mozilla

CWE
CWE-326

Inadequate Encryption Strength