CVE-2025-6430

medium

Description

When a file download is specified via the `Content-Disposition` header, that directive would be ignored if the file was included via a `<embed>` or `<object>` tag, potentially making a website vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140, Firefox ESR 128.12, Thunderbird 140, and Thunderbird 128.12.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-55/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-54/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-53/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-51/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00002.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00029.html

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1971140

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-06-24

Updated: 2026-04-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00017