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CVE-2022-38473 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1771685 CVEIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-35/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/ CVEVendor Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions[email protected]
CWE-281Improper Preservation of PermissionsCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
< 104.0
>= 102.0, < 102.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox esr
< 91.13

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
< 91.13
>= 102.0, < 102.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-38473
NVD Published Date:
Dec 22, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-38473 Details - Not Deferred