Improper Input Validation Affecting Firefox package, versions [,140.0-beta1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOX-10558102
  • published27 Jun 2025
  • disclosed24 Jun 2025
  • creditAmeen Basha M K

Introduced: 24 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-6435  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox to version 140.0-beta1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation via the Save as process in Devtools, which could allow files to be downloaded without proper sanitization of their extensions. An attacker can cause users to download files with misleading or unsafe extensions by enticing them to use the affected feature.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1