CVE-2022-38473: mozilla firefox Improper Preservation of Permissions
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-38473DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38473
Published 22-12-2022Last modified 15-04-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-38473 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.71%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 12DLA-3080-1DLA-3097-1DSA-5217-1DSA-5221-1MGASA-2022-0309MGASA-2022-0315OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12286-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12287-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1RHSA-2022:6164RHSA-2022:6165RHSA-2022:6166RHSA-2022:6167RHSA-2022:6168RHSA-2022:6169RHSA-2022:6174RHSA-2022:6175RHSA-2022:6176RHSA-2022:6177RHSA-2022:6178RHSA-2022:6179SUSE-SU-2022:2984-1SUSE-SU-2022:3007-1SUSE-SU-2022:3030-1SUSE-SU-2022:3272-1SUSE-SU-2022:3273-1SUSE-SU-2022:3281-1SUSE-SU-2022:3396-1USN-5581-1USN-5663-1
Timeline
- 22-12-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A cross-origin iframe referencing an XSLT document would inherit the parent domain's permissions (such as microphone or camera access). This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.69% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.71%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 104 | < 104.0 | ≥ 102.0, < 102.2
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 91.13 | ≥ unspecified, < 102.2 | < 91.13
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 102.2 | ≥ unspecified, < 91.13 | < 91.13 | ≥ 102.0, < 102.2
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 102.2.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:102.2.0-1
Ubuntu2 products
- firefox< 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- thunderbird< 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
3 vendors · 7 products
References
11 links- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-35/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-37/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/Vendor Advisory
