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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-29538

Under specific circumstances a WebExtension may have received a jar:file:/// URI instead of a moz-extension:/// URI during a load request. This leaked directory paths on the user's machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.

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CVE-2023-29538
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7 Nov 2026, 18:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2023-29538

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 UTC

Under specific circumstances a WebExtension may have received a jar:file:/// URI instead of a moz-extension:/// URI during a load request. This leaked directory paths on the user's machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.

osv:CVE-2023-29538
Complete source record
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