Origin Validation Error Affecting firefox package, versions <104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-FIREFOX-2992359
  • published25 Aug 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 25 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-38472  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-346  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 firefox to version 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker could have abused XSLT error handling to associate attacker-controlled content with another origin which was displayed in the address bar. This could have been used to fool the user into submitting data intended for the spoofed origin. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.

CVSS Scores

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