CVE-2024-5692 Security feature bypass in Firefox
Attackers can bypass file extension restrictions during Save As operations on Windows, potentially saving malicious files with disallowed extensions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-5692?
CVE-2024-5692 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
On Windows 10, 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, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5692?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5692?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-5692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqfc-h2m7-5p9p.