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CVE-2023-37208

Mozilla: Lack of warning when opening Diagcab files

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

When opening Diagcab files, Firefox did not warn the user that these files may contain malicious code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115, Firefox ESR < 102.13, and Thunderbird < 102.13.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

When opening Diagcab files, Firefox did not warn the user that these files may contain malicious code.

*Credits: P Umar Farooq
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-06-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-07-05 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-1127: Compilation with Insufficient Warnings or Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 115.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 102.13
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 102.13
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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12.0
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