CVE-2022-1529 Code injection in Firefox
Prototype pollution in Firefox allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the privileged parent process via crafted messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-1529?
CVE-2022-1529 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 22 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An attacker could have sent a message to the parent process where the contents were used to double-index into a JavaScript object, leading to prototype pollution and ultimately attacker-controlled JavaScript executing in the privileged parent process. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.9.1, Firefox < 100.0.2, Firefox for Android < 100.3.0, and Thunderbird < 91.9.1.
Weakness: CWE-1321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1529?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1529?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2022-1529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1529, GHSA-grr5-5v7v-g4c4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1529.