CVE-2025-6430
Content-Disposition header ignored when a file is included in an embed or object tag
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.1 Medium
- Published
- Jun 24, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 20, 2025
Description
When a file download is specified via the `Content-Disposition` header, that directive would be ignored if the file was included via a `<embed>` or `<object>` tag, potentially making a website vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140, Firefox ESR 128.12, Thunderbird 140, and Thunderbird 128.12.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.1 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FirefoxMozilla |
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ThunderbirdMozilla |
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References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1971140
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-51/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-53/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-54/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-55/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00029.html
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