Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2023· Updated Dec 18, 2025
Logic bug in process allocation allowed to read arbitrary files
CVE-2023-23597
Description
A compromised web child process could disable web security opening restrictions, leading to a new child process being spawned within the file:// context. Given a reliable exploit primitive, this new process could be exploited again leading to arbitrary file read. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 109.
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Affected products
4< 109+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 109
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 109.0-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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