Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR security bypass | CVE-2022-42927
NAME
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR security bypass
- Platforms Affected:
Mozilla Firefox ESR 102.3
Mozilla Firefox 105 - Risk Level:
8.1 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Bypass Security
DESCRIPTION
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a same-origin policy violation in the performance.getEntries() method. By persuading victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain cross-origin URL entries.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: Required
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: None
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-45 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-45/ - Reference Link:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-42927
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