Improper Input Validation Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,115.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-7247348
  • published12 Jun 2024
  • disclosed11 Jun 2024
  • creditRaphael Shaniyazov, Axel Chong

Introduced: 11 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-5692  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 115.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation through the 'Save As' functionality. An attacker can manipulate the file extension to be one that is typically disallowed by including an invalid character.

Note: This is only exploitable on Windows operating systems.

CVSS Scores

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