Mozilla Firefox < 115.0

high Nessus Plugin ID 177932

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 115.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2023-22 advisory.

- Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 114. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-37212)

- When Firefox is configured to block storage of all cookies, it was still possible to store data in localstorage by using an iframe with a source of 'about:blank'. This could have led to malicious websites storing tracking data without permission. (CVE-2023-3482)

- An attacker could have triggered a use-after-free condition when creating a WebRTC connection over HTTPS.
(CVE-2023-37201)

- Cross-compartment wrappers wrapping a scripted proxy could have caused objects from other compartments to be stored in the main compartment resulting in a use-after-free. (CVE-2023-37202)

- Insufficient validation in the Drag and Drop API in conjunction with social engineering, may have allowed an attacker to trick end-users into creating a shortcut to local system files. This could have been leveraged to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-37203)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 115.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177932

File Name: mozilla_firefox_115_0.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/4/2023

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-37212

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/4/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3482, CVE-2023-37201, CVE-2023-37202, CVE-2023-37203, CVE-2023-37204, CVE-2023-37205, CVE-2023-37206, CVE-2023-37207, CVE-2023-37208, CVE-2023-37209, CVE-2023-37210, CVE-2023-37211, CVE-2023-37212

IAVA: 2023-A-0328-S

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