Bug 2374562 (CVE-2025-6425)

Summary: CVE-2025-6425 firefox: The WebCompat WebExtension shipped with Firefox exposed a persistent UUID
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: erack, gotiwari, jhorak, mvyas, tpopela
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A flaw was found in Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation's Security Advisory describes the following issue: An attacker who enumerated resources from the WebCompat extension could have obtained a persistent UUID that identified the browser and persisted between containers and normal/private browsing mode but not profiles.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-06-24 13:01:37 UTC
An attacker who enumerated resources from the WebCompat extension could have obtained a persistent UUID that identified the browser, and persisted between containers and normal/private browsing mode, but not profiles. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140, Firefox ESR < 115.25, and Firefox ESR < 128.12.