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Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

CVE-2023-23599

Severity Medium
Score 6.5/10

Summary

When copying a network request from the developer tools panel as a curl command the output was not properly sanitized and could allow arbitrary commands to be hidden within. This vulnerability affects Firefox prior to 109, Thunderbird prior to 102.7, and Firefox ESR prior to 102.7.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

The software prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published