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GHSA-M6JF-WJ3W-42J2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-04-15 18:31

Details

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.
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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2022-36314 (GCVE-0-2022-36314)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 17:33

Summary

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-15 17:33 UTC

CWE

Opening local <code>.lnk</code> files could cause unexpected network loads
CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Assigner

mozilla CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 38/100 over 509 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773894

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 102.1 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox	Affected: unspecified , < 103 (custom)
Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 102.1 (custom)

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