Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting firefox package, versions <109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-FIREFOX-3236802
  • published19 Jan 2023
  • disclosed2 Jun 2023

Introduced: 19 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-23599  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 firefox to version 109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

When copying a network request from the developer tools panel as a curl command the output was not being properly sanitized and could allow arbitrary commands to be hidden within. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109, Thunderbird < 102.7, and Firefox ESR < 102.7.

CVSS Scores

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