Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-36314
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in Firefox from Mozilla. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox < 103, and Thunderbird < 102.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 102.1.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.1.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.1.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.1.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 103.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-36314 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36314 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 102.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 103 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.1 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N