Mozilla Firefox up to 101 on Windows Microsoft Protocol access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 101 on Windows (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Microsoft Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 06/28/2022 by Gijs as Bug 1773717 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

The ms-msdt, search, and search-ms protocols deliver content to Microsoft applications, bypassing the browser, when a user accepts a prompt. These applications have had known vulnerabilities, exploited in the wild (although we know of none exploited through Firefox), so in this release Firefox has blocked these protocols from prompting the user to open them.This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-34478. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/30/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 102 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 102

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06/24/2022 🔍
06/28/2022 +4 days 🔍
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09/30/2022 +94 days 🔍
10/26/2022 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1773717
Researcher: Gijs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-34478 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 10:34
Updated: 10/26/2022 16:28
Changes: 09/30/2022 10:34 (13), 09/30/2022 10:35 (4), 09/30/2022 10:38 (30), 10/26/2022 16:28 (1)
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