CVE-2022-22758

When clicking on a tel: link, USSD codes, specified after a <code>\*</code> character, would be included in the phone number. On certain phones, or on certain carriers, if the number was dialed this could perform actions on a user's account, similar to a cross-site request forgery attack.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.

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=1728742	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1728742	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-16 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-22758

Mitre link : CVE-2022-22758

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-22758

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

android

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

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