CVE-2022-36314 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Mozilla Firefox
CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path ElementCWE-64 — Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)10 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 22
Description
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.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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages7 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-m6jf-wj3w-42j2: When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from↗2022-12-22
OSV▶
CVE-2022-36314: When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from↗2022-12-22
CVEList▶
CVE-2022-36314: When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from↗2022-12-22
📋Vendor Advisories
5Red Hat
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Debian▶
CVE-2022-36314: firefox - When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could sup...↗2022