Vulnerability identifier: #VU71225
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications /
Web browsers
Vendor: Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when copying a network request from the developer tools panel as a curl command in devtools on Windows. A remote attacker can trick the victim to copy and paste data from the network request into a console and execute arbitrary commands.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Mozilla Firefox: 100.0.1 - 108.0.2
External links
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-01/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.