Mozilla Firefox up to 103 XSLT Document cross-domain policy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 103 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XSLT Document Handler. The manipulation results in cross-domain policy. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-38473. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 103 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component XSLT Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-domain policy vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-942. The product uses a cross-domain policy file that includes domains that should not be trusted. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 08/23/2022 by Armin Ebert as Bug 1771685 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

A cross-origin iframe referencing an XSLT document would inherit the parent domain's permissions (such as microphone or camera access).
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-38473. 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 06/22/2026).

Upgrading to version 104 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-41056). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-domain policy
CWE: CWE-942 / CWE-346 / CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 104

Timelineinfo

08/19/2022 🔍
08/23/2022 +4 days 🔍
08/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +37 days 🔍
06/22/2026 +1362 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1771685
Researcher: Armin Ebert
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-38473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209808
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2022 14:51
Updated: 06/22/2026 16:37
Changes: 09/29/2022 14:51 (18), 09/29/2022 14:55 (28), 10/25/2022 14:01 (1), 04/15/2025 19:52 (27), 06/22/2026 16:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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