medium6.5
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 120.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | before 115.5.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 115.5 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1858570
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00030.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5561
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-49/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-50/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-52/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1858570
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00030.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5561
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-49/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-50/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-52/