Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2022-31738
When exiting fullscreen mode, an iframe could have confused the browser about the current state of fullscreen, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.10, Firefox < 101, and Firefox ESR < 91.10.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-22/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-21/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-31738?
- CVE-2022-31738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-31738?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.