CVE-2022-45419 Security feature bypass in Firefox
Attackers can maintain TLS connections after deleting certificate exceptions, bypassing security checks in Firefox.
- 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-2022-45419?
CVE-2022-45419 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
If the user added a security exception for an invalid TLS certificate, opened an ongoing TLS connection with a server that used that certificate, and then deleted the exception, Firefox would have kept the connection alive, making it seem like the certificate was still trusted. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45419?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45419?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2022-45419 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45419 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qg25-r8rj-7fhp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45419.