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Mozilla Thunderbird < 138.0.1

🗓️ 14 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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Mozilla Thunderbird < 138.0.1 has vulnerabilities allowing spoofing and unsanctioned downloads.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
## 
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#                                  
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory mfsa2025-35.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mozilla Foundation.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(236403);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-3875", "CVE-2025-3909", "CVE-2025-3932");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0357-S");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Thunderbird < 138.0.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A mail client installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Thunderbird installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 138.0.1. It is, therefore,
affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2025-35 advisory.

  - It was possible to craft an email that showed a tracking link as an attachment. If the user attempted to
    open the attachment, Thunderbird automatically accessed the link. The configuration to block remote
    content did not prevent that. Thunderbird has been fixed to no longer allow access to web pages listed in
    the X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL header of an email. (CVE-2025-3932)

  - Thunderbird parses addresses in a way that can allow sender spoofing in case the server allows an invalid
    From address to be used. For example, if the From header contains an (invalid) value Spoofed Name
    <[email protected]> <[email protected]>, Thunderbird treats [email protected] as the actual
    address. (CVE-2025-3875)

  - Thunderbird's handling of the X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL header can be exploited to execute
    JavaScript in the file:/// context. By crafting a nested email attachment (message/rfc822) and setting its
    content type to application/pdf, Thunderbird may incorrectly render it as HTML when opened, allowing the
    embedded JavaScript to run without requiring a file download. This behavior relies on Thunderbird auto-
    saving the attachment to /tmp and linking to it via the file:/// protocol, potentially enabling JavaScript
    execution as part of the HTML. (CVE-2025-3909)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-35/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 138.0.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-3932");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-3875");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_thunderbird_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Mozilla Thunderbird");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content-verify-only
var vuln_data = {
  "metadata": {
    "spec_version": "1.0"
  },
  "requires": [
    {
      "scope": "target",
      "match": {
        "os": "macos"
      }
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "product": {
        "name": "Mozilla Thunderbird",
        "type": "app"
      },
      "check_algorithm": "default",
      "constraints": [
        {
          "fixed_version": "138.0.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);

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18 Nov 2025 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 3.18.1
EPSS0.00363
SSVC
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