Directory Traversal Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:115.5.0-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRD-6148983
  • published10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed21 Nov 2023

Introduced: 21 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-6209  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird to version 0:115.5.0-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2379.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1