CVE-2024-5692

medium

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.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891234

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-06-11

Updated: 2024-08-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium