description: The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.8 and Firefox < 52.
problem types: File deletion via callback parameter in Mozilla Windows Updater and Maintenance Service
affected:
{
product: Firefox ESR
vendor: Mozilla
versions:
lessThan: 45.8, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Firefox
vendor: Mozilla
versions:
lessThan: 52, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
