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CVE-2023-29538

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-02 · updated 2026-08-19
• Weakness: CWE-668

Description

Under specific circumstances a WebExtension may have received a <code>jar:file:///</code> URI instead of a <code>moz-extension:///</code> URI during a load request. This leaked directory paths on the user's machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: before 112.0 — fixed in 112.0
• Mozilla Firefox for Android: before 112.0 — fixed in 112.0
• Mozilla Focus: before 112.0 — fixed in 112.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 112.0; Mozilla Firefox for Android 112.0; Mozilla Focus 112.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685403
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685403
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/

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