CVE-2022-22756

If a user was convinced to drag and drop an image to their desktop or other folder, the resulting object could have been changed into an executable script which would have run arbitrary code after the user clicked on it. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317873	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317873	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

History

16 Apr 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-94

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-16 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-22756

Mitre link : CVE-2022-22756

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-22756

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox_esr
firefox
thunderbird

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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