Content-Disposition headers incorrectly ignored for some MIME types
Priority LOW 26CWE-640Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
Firefox for iOS would not respect a Content-Disposition header of type Attachment and would incorrectly display the content inline rather than downloading, potentially allowing for XSS attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 142.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00158 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox for iOS (Mozilla): 142
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox for iOS (Mozilla) Fixed in 142
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhw6-rcq8-2vxj
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-55030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jhw6-rcq8-2vxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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