What is CVE-2022-4055?

CVE-2022-4055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Xdg-utils, classified under CWE-146. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-4055?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Freedesktop Xdg-utils

CVE-2022-4055

When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the URL can lead to additional headers being passed to thunderbird that should not be included per RFC 2368. An attacker can use this method to create a ma…

EPSS: 0.007 (47.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Freedesktop Xdg-utils
N/a Xdg-utils — versions xdg-utils 1.1.0 to and including 1.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-146

References

secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4055?: CVE-2022-4055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Xdg-utils, classified under CWE-146. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-4055?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.