CVE-2023-29539

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxThunderbirdFirefox ESR

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When handling the filename directive in the Content-Disposition header, the filename would be truncated if the filename contained a NULL character. This could have led to reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 112.0
Affected range stops below 112, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 112.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 102.10
Affected range stops below 102.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 112.0
Affected range stops below 112.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 112.0
Affected range stops below 112, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 112.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 102.10
Affected range stops below 102.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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