# CVE-2023-25740: Mozilla Firefox and 2 others: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVE-2023-25740 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 110.0, released February 16, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25740
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8
- EPSS: 0.0052
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jun 2, 2023
- Weakness: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
- Vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25740

## Description

After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system. This also had the potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | Mozilla Firefox (en-US) | 110.0 | [Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 110.0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/windows-app/mozilla.firefox-110.0.md) | Feb 16, 2023 |
| Windows apps | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) | 115.4.0 | [Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 115.4.0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/windows-app/mozilla.firefox.esr-115.4.0.md) | Oct 17, 2023 |

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