CVE-2022-31739 (GCVE-0-2022-31739)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-22 00:00
Modified
2025-04-16 13:52
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Attacker-influenced path traversal when saving downloaded files
Summary
When downloading files on Windows, the % character was not escaped, which could have lead to a download incorrectly being saved to attacker-influenced paths that used variables such as %HOMEPATH% or %APPDATA%.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.10, Firefox < 101, and Firefox ESR < 91.10.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1765049Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-21/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-22/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1765049Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-21/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-22/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 91.10
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   Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 101
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   Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 91.10
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