CVE-2022-38472 Other in Firefox

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can spoof origins via XSLT error handling to trick users into submitting data to malicious sites.

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-2022-38472?

CVE-2022-38472 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

An attacker could have abused XSLT error handling to associate attacker-controlled content with another origin which was displayed in the address bar. This could have been used to fool the user into submitting data intended for the spoofed origin. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38472?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38472?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-38472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38472, GHSA-rr53-g8m7-wrvf, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38472.

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