Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') Affecting firefox package, versions <0:91.9.1-1.0.1.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE9-FIREFOX-2938815
  • published 25 May 2022
  • disclosed 22 Dec 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 firefox to version 0:91.9.1-1.0.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-4765.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker could have sent a message to the parent process where the contents were used to double-index into a JavaScript object, leading to prototype pollution and ultimately attacker-controlled JavaScript executing in the privileged parent process. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.9.1, Firefox < 100.0.2, Firefox for Android < 100.3.0, and Thunderbird < 91.9.1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.5 high