Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,91.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.93% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-3183735
  • published27 Dec 2022
  • disclosed27 Dec 2022
  • creditAbdulrahman Alqabandi

Introduced: 27 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-22756  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 91.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via executable extensions. An attacker who convinces a user to drag and drop an image with a filename containing such an extension can execute code on the target system.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1