Thunderbird's handling of the X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL header can be exploited to execute JavaScript in the file:/// context. By crafting a nested email attachment (message/rfc822) and setting its content type to application/pdf, Thunderbird may incorrectly render it as HTML when opened, allowing the embedded JavaScript to run without requiring a file download. This behavior relies on Thunderbird auto-saving the attachment to /tmp and linking to it via the file:/// protocol, potentially enabling JavaScript execution as part of the HTML. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.10.1 and Thunderbird < 138.0.1.
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History
15 May 2025, 15:16
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CWE | CWE-290 | |
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Information
Published : 2025-05-14 17:15
Updated : 2025-05-16 14:43
NVD link : CVE-2025-3909
Mitre link : CVE-2025-3909
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-3909
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-290
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing