When a link can be opened in an external application, Firefox for Android will, by default, prompt the user before doing so. An attacker could have bypassed this prompt, potentially exposing the user to security vulnerabilities or privacy leaks in external applications.
*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140.
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000
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| Title | firefox: The prompt in Firefox for Android that asks before opening a link in an external application could be bypassed | |
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Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-285 | |
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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:45:00 +0000
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| Description | When a link can be opened in an external application, Firefox for Android will, by default, prompt the user before doing so. An attacker could have bypassed this prompt, potentially exposing the user to security vulnerabilities or privacy leaks in external applications. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2025-06-24T12:28:03.475Z
Updated: 2025-06-25T12:41:56.162Z
Reserved: 2025-06-20T14:51:36.769Z
Link: CVE-2025-6431
Updated: 2025-06-25T12:33:59.279Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-24T13:15:24.103
Modified: 2025-07-03T16:04:21.163
Link: CVE-2025-6431