File Extension Spoofing Vulnerability in Firefox < 107

File Extension Spoofing Vulnerability in Firefox < 107

CVE-2022-45415 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

When downloading an HTML file, if the title of the page was formatted as a filename with a malicious extension, Firefox may have saved the file with that extension, leading to possible system compromise if the downloaded file was later ran. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.

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