Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-22755
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
By using XSL Transforms, a malicious webserver could have served a user an XSL document that would continue to execute JavaScript (within the bounds of the same-origin policy) even after the tab was closed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22755 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | firefox | 97.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22755 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-672 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H