Security features bypass in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2022-45419
Published: November 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69334
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45419
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Firefox handles deletion of a security exception granted for an invalid TLS certificate. If the user added a security exception for an invalid TLS certificate, opened an ongoing TLS connection with a server that used that certificate, and then deleted the exception, Firefox would have kept the connection alive, making it seem like the certificate was still trusted.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-45419
Install updates from vendor's website.