CVE-2022-38472
An attacker could have abused XSLT error handling to associate attacker-controlled content with another origin which was displayed in the address bar. This could have been used to fool the user into
02 Description
An attacker could have abused XSLT error handling to associate attacker-controlled content with another origin which was displayed in the address bar. This could have been used to fool the user into
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-12-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-15 16:50Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-08-19
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2685b0dbddfb55ba882eb3da156ca86ac028eccb0406d11853771b929ea3664a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-35/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-37/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1769155
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- firefox Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma
- thunderbird Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- firefox Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma
- thunderbird Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- firefox Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma
- thunderbird Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- firefox Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma
- thunderbird Fixed in 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- firefox-esr Fixed in 102.2.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:102.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- firefox-esr Fixed in 102.2.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:102.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- firefox-esr Fixed in 102.2.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:102.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.