Security features bypass in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2022-29912
Published: May 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62760
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29912
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to requests initiated through reader mode did not properly omit cookies with a SameSite attribute. A remote attacker can intercept cookies with SameSite attribute set.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29912
Install updates from vendor's website.