Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting firefox package, versions <103.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-FIREFOX-6108165
  • published8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 22 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-36314  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 firefox to version 103.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox < 103, and Thunderbird < 102.1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1