CVE-2022-29909 Security feature bypass in Firefox

What is CVE-2022-29909?

CVE-2022-29909 is a high-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

Documents in deeply-nested cross-origin browsing contexts could have obtained permissions granted to the top-level origin, bypassing the existing prompt and wrongfully inheriting the top-level permissions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.9, Firefox ESR < 91.9, and Firefox < 100.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29909?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29909?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-29909 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29909 exists.

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
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29909, GHSA-557q-69q9-3wvh, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29909.