CVE-2023-25740
After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script from the local filesystem, an attacker could...
After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script 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 potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script 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 potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.
- Record
CVE-2023-25740- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script 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 potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.
- Record
CVE-2023-25740- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-29647
After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script 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 potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29647- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g67q-47ww-68wp
After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script from the local filesystem, an attacker could...
After downloading a Windows <code>.scf</code> script 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 potential to leak NTLM credentials to the resource.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.
- Record
GHSA-g67q-47ww-68wp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12753-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-110.0.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-110.0.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12753-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 110.0.1-1.1 | 110.0.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-25740 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published June 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1812354
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25740
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g67q-47ww-68wp
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0767
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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