CVE-2023-6209 (GCVE-0-2023-6209)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-21 14:28
Modified
2025-02-13 17:26
Severity ?
CWE
  • Incorrect parsing of relative URLs starting with "///"
Summary
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.
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Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 120
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   Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 115.5.0
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   Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 115.5
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