CVE-2024-5692Improper Input Validation in Mozilla Firefox

Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 11

Description

On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified127
NVDmozilla/firefox< 115.12+1
CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified115.12
CVEListV5mozilla/thunderbirdunspecified115.12
NVDmozilla/thunderbird< 115.12

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pqfc-h2m7-5p9p: On Windows, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such a2024-06-11
CVEList
CVE-2024-5692: On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension suc2024-06-11

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Red Hat
Mozilla: Bypass of file name restrictions during saving2024-06-11
Debian
CVE-2024-5692: firefox - On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tr...2024
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2024-26: CVE-2024-5692
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2024-28: CVE-2024-5692
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2024-25: CVE-2024-5692
CVE-2024-5692 — Improper Input Validation in Mozilla | cvebase