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CVE-2020-15658

Mozilla: Overriding file type when saving to disk

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 28, 2020

Updated · January 8, 2026

Description

The code for downloading files did not properly take care of special characters, which led to an attacker being able to cut off the file ending at an earlier position, leading to a different file type being downloaded than shown in the dialog. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE-138 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements