5.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-1015
Thunderbird Unsanitized Links in Address Book URI Fields (Arbitrary Code Execution)
Description

The Thunderbird Address Book URI fields contained unsanitized links. This could be used by an attacker to create and export an address book containing a malicious payload in a field. For example, in the “Other” field of the Instant Messaging section. If another user imported the address book, clicking on the link could result in opening a web page inside Thunderbird, and that page could execute (unprivileged) JavaScript. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.7 and Thunderbird < 135.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 4, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 10, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1015 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla thunderbird
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update Thunderbird to version 128.7 or 135 or later to fix the unsanitized URI vulnerability.
  • Update Thunderbird to version 128.7 or later.
  • Update Thunderbird to version 135 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-1015 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-1015.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1939458 Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-10/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-11/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

an attacker to create and export an address book containing a malicious payload in a field. For example, in the “Other” field of the Instant Messaging section. If another user imported the address book, clicking on the link could result in opening a web page inside Thunderbird, and that page could execute (unprivileged) JavaScript

Python

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 6, 2025, 8:35 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

自动搜集每天的漏洞poc和exp信息。

Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Dec. 11, 2024, 12:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

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Updated: 11 hours, 51 minutes ago
7221 stars 1200 fork 1200 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 804 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-1015 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-1015 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Thunderbird Address Book URI fields contained unsanitized links. This could be used by an attacker to create and export an address book containing a malicious payload in a field. For example, in the “Other” field of the Instant Messaging section. If another user imported the address book, clicking on the link could result in opening a web page inside Thunderbird, and that page could execute (unprivileged) JavaScript. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.7. The Thunderbird Address Book URI fields contained unsanitized links. This could be used by an attacker to create and export an address book containing a malicious payload in a field. For example, in the “Other” field of the Instant Messaging section. If another user imported the address book, clicking on the link could result in opening a web page inside Thunderbird, and that page could execute (unprivileged) JavaScript. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.7 and Thunderbird < 135.
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-11/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* versions from (including) 128.0.1 up to (excluding) 128.7.0
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1939458 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1939458 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-10/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-10/ Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Thunderbird Address Book URI fields contained unsanitized links. This could be used by an attacker to create and export an address book containing a malicious payload in a field. For example, in the “Other” field of the Instant Messaging section. If another user imported the address book, clicking on the link could result in opening a web page inside Thunderbird, and that page could execute (unprivileged) JavaScript. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.7.
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1939458
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-10/
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.4
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