#VU69332 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2022-45417
Published: November 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69332
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45417
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Service Workers do not detect Private Browsing Mode correctly in all cases, resulting in data being written to disk for websites visited in Private Browsing Mode. A local user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.