CVE-2025-4088
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CVE-2025-4088 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A security vulnerability in Thunderbird allowed malicious sites to use redirects to send credentialed requests to arbitrary endpoints on any site that had invoked the Storage Access API. This enabled potential Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks across origins. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A security vulnerability in Thunderbird allowed malicious sites to use redirects to send credentialed requests to arbitrary endpoints on any site that had invoked the Storage Access API. This enabled potential Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks across origins. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138 and Thunderbird 138.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 138.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 138.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953521Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-28/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-31/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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