Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-46875
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper authentication in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files, which can run commands on a user's computer. <br>*Note: This issue only affected Mac OS operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46875 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46875 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46875 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46875 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 108 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 102.6 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.6 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N