ID:8745 - Exploit for Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2022-46875

 
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ID:8745 - Exploit for Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2022-46875

Published: January 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70148
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46875
CWE-ID: CWE-357
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to executable file warning is not displayed when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into downloading and executing dangerous files.

Note, the vulnerability affects macOS installations only.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.