Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2022-38473
A cross-origin iframe referencing an XSLT document would inherit the parent domain's permissions (such as microphone or camera access). This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · 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/mfsa2022-35/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-37/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38473?
- CVE-2022-38473 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38473?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.