CVE-2023-4052
Mozilla Firefox ESR and 5 others: The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users.
CVE-2023-4052 is fixed in 103 products on 1 platform, first by Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 116.0, released August 2, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
6.5
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0071
53rd percentile
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| Mozilla Firefox (en-US) | 116.0 | Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 116.0 | Aug 2, 2023 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ach) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ach) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (af) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (af) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (an) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (an) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ar) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ar) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ast) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ast) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (az) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (az) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (be) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (be) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bg) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bg) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bn) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bn) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (br) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (br) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (bs) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (bs) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca-valencia) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ca-valencia) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cak) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cak) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cs) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cs) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (cy) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (cy) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (da) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (da) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (de) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (de) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (dsb) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (dsb) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (el) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (el) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-CA) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-CA) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-GB) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-GB) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (eo) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (eo) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-AR) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-AR) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-CL) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-CL) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-ES) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-ES) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-MX) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (es-MX) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (et) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (et) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (eu) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (eu) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fa) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fa) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ff) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ff) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fi) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fi) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fur) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fur) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (fy-NL) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (fy-NL) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ga-IE) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ga-IE) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gd) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gd) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gn) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gn) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (gu-IN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (gu-IN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (he) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (he) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hi-IN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hi-IN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hsb) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hsb) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hu) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hu) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (hy-AM) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (hy-AM) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ia) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ia) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (id) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (id) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (is) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (is) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (it) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (it) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ja) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ja) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ka) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ka) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kab) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kab) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (km) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (km) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (kn) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (kn) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ko) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ko) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lij) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lij) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lt) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lt) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (lv) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (lv) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (mk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (mk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (mr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (mr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ms) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ms) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (my) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (my) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nb-NO) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nb-NO) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ne-NP) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ne-NP) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (nn-NO) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (nn-NO) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (oc) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (oc) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pa-IN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pa-IN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-BR) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-BR) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-PT) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (pt-PT) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (rm) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (rm) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ro) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ro) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ru) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ru) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sc) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sc) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sco) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sco) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (si) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (si) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (son) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (son) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sq) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sq) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (sv-SE) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (sv-SE) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (szl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (szl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ta) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ta) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (te) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (te) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tg) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tg) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (th) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (th) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tl) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tl) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (tr) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (tr) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (trs) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (trs) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (uk) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (uk) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (ur) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (ur) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (uz) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (uz) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (vi) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (vi) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (xh) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (xh) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-CN) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-CN) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-TW) | 128.3.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (zh-TW) 128.3.0 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) | 115.8.0 | Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 115.8.0 | Feb 21, 2024 |
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