Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting Firefox package, versions [,121)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOX-6138021
  • published22 Dec 2023
  • disclosed20 Dec 2023
  • credithonorton

Introduced: 20 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6872  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox to version 121 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure Through Log Files due to browser tab titles being leaked by GNOME to system logs. This could potentially expose the browsing habits of users running in a private tab.

CVSS Scores

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