Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:102.3.0-3.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-THUNDERBIRD-3089446
  • published29 Sept 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 29 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-40956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 thunderbird to version 0:102.3.0-3.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-6710.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

When injecting an HTML base element, some requests would ignore the CSP's base-uri settings and accept the injected element's base instead. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.

CVSS Scores

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