Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2022-22762

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-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.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another website was displayed underneath it. This could have been abused to trick the user. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20firefox97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Alpine:v3.21firefox97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Alpine:v3.22firefox97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Alpine:v3.23firefox97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Alpine:v3.21librewolf97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Alpine:v3.22librewolf97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Alpine:v3.23librewolf97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Alpine:v3.24librewolf97.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – before 97

Weakness: CWE-451 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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