The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users. When uninstalling Firefox, any files in that directory would be recursively deleted with the permissions of the uninstalling user account. This could be combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link) to allow arbitrary file deletion controlled by the non-privileged user. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.1, and Thunderbird < 115.1.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2023-08-01T14:59:17.527Z

Updated: 2023-08-07T13:19:03.389Z

Reserved: 2023-08-01T14:58:45.476Z


Link: CVE-2023-4052

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-01T15:15:10.207

Modified: 2023-08-07T14:15:11.350


Link: CVE-2023-4052

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