CVE-2022-22749 Open redirect in Firefox

What is CVE-2022-22749?

CVE-2022-22749 is a medium-severity 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

When scanning QR codes, Firefox for Android would have allowed navigation to some URLs that do not point to web content.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 96.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22749?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22749?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-22749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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