Bug 2245902 (CVE-2023-5727) - CVE-2023-5727 Mozilla: Download Protections were bypassed by .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files on Windows
Summary: CVE-2023-5727 Mozilla: Download Protections were bypassed by .msix, .msixbund...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-5727
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2023-10-24 14:17 UTC by Mauro Matteo Cascella
Modified: 2023-10-25 09:29 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: firefox 115.4, thunderbird 115.4.1
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The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-10-24 14:17:03 UTC 
The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer.  

*Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*

External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-46/#CVE-2023-5727
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