Vulnerability CVE-2024-5692


Published: 2024-06-11

Description:
On Windows, 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 and Firefox ESR < 115.12.

 References:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1837514
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891234
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/

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