Description
When downloading files on Windows, the % character was not escaped, which could have lead to a download incorrectly being saved to attacker-influenced paths that used variables such as %HOMEPATH% or %APPDATA%.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.10, Firefox < 101, and Firefox ESR < 91.10.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-53137 When downloading files on Windows, the % character was not escaped, which could have lead to a download incorrectly being saved to attacker-influenced paths that used variables such as %HOMEPATH% or %APPDATA%.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.10, Firefox < 101, and Firefox ESR < 91.10.
History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-73
Metrics ssvc

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-16T13:52:46.926Z

Reserved: 2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-31739

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:26:01.117Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:28.587

Modified: 2025-04-16T14:15:21.793

Link: CVE-2022-31739

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-05-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-31739 - Bugzilla

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