CVE-2023-3417
thunderbird: File Extension Spoofing using the Text Direction Override Character
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Thunderbird allowed the Text Direction Override Unicode Character in filenames. An email attachment could be incorrectly shown as being a document file, while in fact it was an executable file. Newer versions of Thunderbird will strip the character and show the correct file extension. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 115.0.1 and Thunderbird < 102.13.1.
Junsung Lee discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the text direction override unicode character in filenames. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue by spoofing file extension while attaching a file in emails. Max Vlasov discovered that Thunderbird Offscreen Canvas did not properly track cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to access image data from another site in violation of same-origin policy.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-06-26 CVE Reserved
- 2023-07-24 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00032.html | Mailing List |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5463 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27 | 2023-08-01 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28 | 2023-08-01 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3417 | 2023-08-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2225325 | 2023-08-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 102.13.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 102.13.1" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | >= 115.0 < 115.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " >= 115.0 < 115.0.1" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0" | - |
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