CVE-2025-11712
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CVE-2025-11712 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A malicious page could have used the type attribute of an OBJECT tag to override the default browser behavior when encountering a web resource served without a content-type. This could have contributed to an XSS on a site that unsafely serves files without a content-type header. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A malicious page could have used the type attribute of an OBJECT tag to override the default browser behavior when encountering a web resource served without a content-type. This could have contributed to an XSS on a site that unsafely serves files without a content-type header. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144, Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird 144, and Thunderbird 140.4.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 140.4.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 144.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 140.4.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= 141.0, < 144.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1979536Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-81/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-83/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-84/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-85/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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