01 Record
CVE-2023-25734
After downloading a Windows .url shortcut 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
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mozilla
CNA base score8.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
After downloading a Windows .url shortcut 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-24.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-06-02 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-01-09 21:03Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-02-13
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 70c59e4e23736785c615f2715b55c81ce7d61bae21476a6aaff1da02522cefe3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1809923
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784451
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810143
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1812338