CVE-2022-45404

Mozilla: Fullscreen notification bypass

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Through a series of popup and <code>window.print()</code> calls, an attacker can cause a window to go fullscreen without the user seeing the notification prompt, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

A través de una serie de ventanas emergentes y llamadas <code>window.print()</code>, un atacante puede hacer que una ventana pase a pantalla completa sin que el usuario vea el mensaje de notificación, lo que genera una posible confusión del usuario o ataques de suplantación de identidad. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR < 102,5, Thunderbird < 102.5 y Firefox < 107.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Through a series of popup and window.print() calls, an attacker can cause a window to go fullscreen without the user seeing the notification prompt, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks.

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. This update upgrades Firefox to version 102.5.0 ESR. Issues addressed include bypass and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

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

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Complete

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-11-14 CVE Reserved
2022-11-17 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47	2023-01-04
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48	2023-01-04
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49	2023-01-04
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45404	2022-12-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2143198	2022-12-13

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"				< 107.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 107.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				< 102.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 102.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				< 102.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 102.5"		-		Affected