#VU61887 Security features bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2022-28283
Published: April 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61887
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28283
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing security checks within the sourceMapURL feature in devtools. A remote attacker can trick the victim to perform certain actions and obtain contents of local files on the victim's system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.