CVE-2022-3155

When saving or opening an email attachment on macOS, Thunderbird did not set attribute com.apple.quarantine on the received file. If the received file was an application and the user attempted to open it, then the application was started immediately without asking the user to confirm. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.3.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

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=1789061	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1789061	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1789061	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Apr 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1789061 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1789061 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
CWE		CWE-276

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-15 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-3155

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3155

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3155

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

mozilla

thunderbird

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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