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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 ext

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 127, 115.12
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Mozilla Firefox

    fixed in 127

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

    fixed in 115.12

  • Mozilla Thunderbird

    fixed in 115.12

References 4

bugzilla.mozilla.org

mozilla.org