vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-28163: Path Traversal
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N) | Jun 2, 2023 | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jun 2, 2023
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
When downloading files through the Save As dialog on Windows with suggested filenames containing environment variable names, Windows would have resolved those in the context of the current user. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-firefox-esralpine-linux-upgrade-thunderbirdalpine-linux-upgrade-firefox
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