CVE-2025-1936
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CVE-2025-1936 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.3/10 on the CVSS scale. jar: URLs retrieve local file content packaged in a ZIP archive. The null and everything after it was ignored when retrieving the content from the archive, but the fake extension after the null was used to determine the type of content. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
jar: URLs retrieve local file content packaged in a ZIP archive. The null and everything after it was ignored when retrieving the content from the archive, but the fake extension after the null was used to determine the type of content. This could have been used to hide code in a web extension disguised as something else like an image. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 136, Firefox ESR 128.8, Thunderbird 136, and Thunderbird 128.8.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 128.8.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 136.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 128.8.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= 129.0, < 136.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1940027Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-14/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-16/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-17/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-18/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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