CVE-2025-3523

April 15, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

6.4
Medium

Description

When an email contains multiple attachments with external links via the X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL header, only the last link is shown when hovering over any attachment. Although the correct link is used on click, the misleading hover text could trick users into downloading content from untrusted sources. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 137.0.2 and Thunderbird < 128.9.2.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Mozilla
  • Thunderbird
  • <137.0.2, <128.9.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-451
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a mozilla thunderbird <137.0.2 / / / / / / /
a mozilla thunderbird <128.9.2 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

6.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

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Timeline

Published: April 15, 2025, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified: April 15, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@mozilla.org

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