CVE-2022-46872
Mozilla: Arbitrary file read from a compromised content process
Severity Score
8.6
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.<br>*This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.
*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
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Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
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Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-12-09 CVE Reserved
- 2022-12-15 CVE Published
- 2024-07-14 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-06 | 2023-05-03 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-13 | 2023-05-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-51 | 2023-05-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52 | 2023-05-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53 | 2023-05-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46872 | 2022-12-15 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153441 | 2022-12-15 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 102.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 102.6" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 108.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 108.0" | - |
Affected
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 102.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 102.6" | - |
Affected
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