What is CVE-2022-22758?

CVE-2022-22758 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-22758?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-22758 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-22758

When clicking on a tel: link, USSD codes, specified after a <code>\*</code> character, would be included in the phone number. On certain phones, or on certain carriers, if the number was dialed this could perform actions on a user's account, similar to a cross-site request forgery attack.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

KirtiRamchandani/KirtiRamchandani

References

security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22758?: CVE-2022-22758 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-22758?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22758 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.