CVE-2022-46874 — Code Injection in Mozilla Firefox
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
OSV6.5
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 22
Latest updateFeb 6
Description
A file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the valid extension, leaving a malicious extension in its place. This could potentially led to user confusion and the execution of malicious code.*Note*: This issue was originally included in the advisories for Thunderbird 102.6, but a patch (specific to Thunderbird) was omitted, resulting in it actually being fixed in Thunderbird 102.6.1. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Thunderbird < 102.6.1, Thunderbird < 102…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages9 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
6GHSA▶
GHSA-pwwf-7f48-895h: A file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the valid extension, leaving a malicious extension in its place↗2022-12-22
OSV▶
CVE-2022-46874: A file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the valid extension, leaving a malicious extension in its place↗2022-12-22
CVEList▶
CVE-2022-46874: A file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the valid extension, leaving a malicious extension in its place↗2022-12-22
📋Vendor Advisories
9Red Hat
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Debian▶
CVE-2022-46874: firefox - A file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the ...↗2022