By injecting a cookie with certain special characters, an attacker on a shared subdomain which is not a secure context could set and thus overwrite cookies from a secure context, leading to session fixation and other attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1779993 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
04 Jan 2023, 03:50
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
| First Time |
Mozilla thunderbird
Mozilla firefox Esr Mozilla firefox Mozilla |
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| CWE | CWE-74 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1779993 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required | |
| References | (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/ - Vendor Advisory |
22 Dec 2022, 20:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2022-12-22 20:15
Updated : 2023-12-10 14:48
NVD link : CVE-2022-40958
Mitre link : CVE-2022-40958
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-40958
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox_esr
- thunderbird
- firefox
CWE
CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')