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CVE-2025-8039 (GCVE-0-2025-8039)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-22 20:49 – Updated: 2026-07-29 14:58
VLAI
Title
Search terms persisted in URL bar
Summary
In some cases search terms persisted in the URL bar even after navigating away from the search page. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 141, Firefox ESR 140.1, Thunderbird 141, and Thunderbird 140.1.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-23 13:39 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 140.1 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 141 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 140.1 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 141 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Sören Hentzschel
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