Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.7 iFrame access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.7. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component iFrame Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-28286. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.7 (Mail Client Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component iFrame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Due to a layout change, iframe contents could have been rendered outside of its border. This could have led to user confusion or spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

The weakness was presented 04/05/2022 by prada960808 as Bug 1735265 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

Due to a layout change, iframe contents could have been rendered outside of its border. This could have led to user confusion or spoofing attacks.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-28286. 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 05/17/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208650 (CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2022:1302)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 91.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (208650) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-32738). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208650
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2022:1302)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 91.8

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04/05/2022 +5 days 🔍
04/05/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2022 +178 days 🔍
05/17/2026 +1325 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1735265
Researcher: prada960808
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-28286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209928
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 09:16
Updated: 05/17/2026 15:35
Changes: 09/30/2022 09:16 (17), 09/30/2022 09:20 (29), 10/26/2022 12:06 (1), 10/10/2024 02:34 (16), 04/16/2025 16:51 (12), 04/29/2025 13:02 (3), 05/17/2026 15:35 (1)
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