CVE-2022-1529 Code injection in Firefox

High 8.8 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1529, GHSA-grr5-5v7v-g4c4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1529.

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