Security features bypass in Firefox for Android - CVE-2022-45413
Published: November 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69329
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45413
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling SameSite cookies. Using the S.browser_fallback_url parameter, a remote attacker can redirect victim to a malicious URL and obtain the SameSite=Strict cookies.
Affected software
Firefox for Android
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
www-client/firefox
firefox (Ubuntu package)
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
www-client/firefox
firefox (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-45413
Install updates from vendor's website.
Firefox for Android - update to 107.1.0
www-client/firefox - update to 104
firefox (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
www-client/firefox - update to 104
firefox (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1