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CVE-2022-22756

Published: Dec 22, 2022 | Modified: Apr 16, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
8.8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22756
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

If a user was convinced to drag and drop an image to their desktop or other folder, the resulting object could have been changed into an executable script which would have run arbitrary code after the user clicked on it. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla*97.0 (excluding)
Firefox_esrMozilla*91.6 (excluding)
ThunderbirdMozilla*91.6 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatfirefox-0:91.6.0-1.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatthunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatfirefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatthunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatfirefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatthunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportRedHatfirefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatfirefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_4*
FirefoxUbuntubionic*
FirefoxUbuntudevel*
FirefoxUbuntufocal*
FirefoxUbuntuimpish*
FirefoxUbuntujammy*
FirefoxUbuntukinetic*
FirefoxUbuntulunar*
FirefoxUbuntumantic*
FirefoxUbuntunoble*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
FirefoxUbuntuxenial*
Mozjs38Ubuntubionic*
Mozjs38Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Mozjs38Ubuntuupstream*
Mozjs52Ubuntubionic*
Mozjs52Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Mozjs52Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Mozjs52Ubuntufocal*
Mozjs52Ubuntuupstream*
Mozjs68Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Mozjs68Ubuntufocal*
Mozjs68Ubuntuupstream*
Mozjs78Ubuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Mozjs78Ubuntuimpish*
Mozjs78Ubuntujammy*
Mozjs78Ubuntukinetic*
Mozjs78Ubuntulunar*
Mozjs78Ubuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntubionic*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntufocal*
ThunderbirdUbuntuimpish*
ThunderbirdUbuntujammy*
ThunderbirdUbuntukinetic*
ThunderbirdUbuntulunar*
ThunderbirdUbuntumantic*
ThunderbirdUbuntunoble*
ThunderbirdUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntuxenial*

References

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