CVE-2022-22739

Mozilla: Missing throttling on external protocol launch dialog

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Malicious websites could have tricked users into accepting launching a program to handle an external URL protocol. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.

Los sitios web maliciosos podrían haber engañado a los usuarios para que aceptaran iniciar un programa para manejar un protocolo URL externo. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96 y Thunderbird < 91.5.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Malicious websites could have tricked users into accepting launching a program to handle an external URL protocol.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-07 CVE Reserved
2022-01-13 CVE Published
2024-07-14 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1744158	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01	2022-12-29
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02	2022-12-29
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03	2022-12-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22739	2022-01-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039573	2022-01-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				< 96.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 96.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				< 91.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 91.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				< 91.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 91.5"		-		Affected