CVE-2022-34479

A malicious website that could create a popup could have resized the popup to overlay the address bar with its own content, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. <br>*This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102, Firefox ESR < 91.11, Thunderbird < 102, and Thunderbird < 91.11.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745595	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-25/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-26/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745595	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-25/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-26/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745595	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Apr 2025, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-451
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745595 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745595 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-15 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2022-34479

Mitre link : CVE-2022-34479

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-34479

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox_esr
firefox
thunderbird

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-451

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

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