Mozilla Firefox up to 137.x Copy as cURL command injection

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Firefox up to 137.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Copy as cURL Handler. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-4089. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 137.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Copy as cURL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Due to insufficient escaping of special characters in the "copy as cURL" feature, an attacker could trick a user into using this command, potentially leading to local code execution on the user's system. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 138 and Thunderbird < 138.
The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-4089 since 04/29/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/16/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 138 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1850). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Affected
- Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Command injectionCWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Firefox 138
Timeline
04/29/2025 🔍04/29/2025 🔍
04/29/2025 🔍
08/16/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-4089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-306541
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1850 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff
Entry
Created: 04/29/2025 16:45Updated: 08/16/2025 10:23
Changes: 04/29/2025 16:45 (54), 05/02/2025 17:27 (3), 08/16/2025 10:23 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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