CVE-2024-5692 describes a vulnerability in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird on Windows 10, where an attacker could bypass file extension restrictions during the "Save As" process by injecting an invalid character. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high integrity impact (I:H) by allowing the saving of disallowed file types like .url. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 115.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | ||
< 127.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 115.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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