CVE-2022-42931

Logins saved by Firefox should be managed by the Password Manager component which uses encryption to save files on-disk. Instead, the username (not password) was saved by the Form Manager to an unencrypted file on disk. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780571	Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780571	Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780571	Issue Tracking

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

15 Apr 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780571 - Issue Tracking~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780571 - Issue Tracking

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-15 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-42931

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42931

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42931

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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