#VU66720 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla products - CVE-2022-38473 

 

#VU66720 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mozilla products - CVE-2022-38473

Published: August 23, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66720
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38473
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrectly imposed security restrictions on a cross-origin iframe referencing an XSLT document. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and inherit the parent domain's permissions to access microphone or camera.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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