Security features bypass in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2022-46872
Published: December 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70146
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46872
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 gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error on Linux installations. A remote attacker who compromised content process can escaped the sandbox and read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46872
Install updates from vendor's website.