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CVE-2025-8029 (GCVE-0-2025-8029)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-22 20:49 – Updated: 2026-07-29 14:53
VLAI
Title
javascript: URLs executed on object and embed tags
Summary
Thunderbird executed `javascript:` URLs when used in `object` and `embed` tags. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 141, Firefox ESR 128.13, Firefox ESR 140.1, Thunderbird 141, Thunderbird 128.13, and Thunderbird 140.1.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-23 14:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-80 - Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 128.13 , ≤ 128.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 140.1 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 141 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 128.13 , ≤ 128.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 140.1 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 141 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Mirko Brodesser
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