Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-22758
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 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
When clicking on a tel: link, USSD codes, specified after a <code>\*</code> character, would be included in the phone number. On certain phones, or on certain carriers, if the number was dialed this could perform actions on a user's account, similar to a cross-site request forgery attack.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22758 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-319 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H