| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 99. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Fullscreen Handler. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-29914. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 99 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Fullscreen Handler. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
When reusing existing popups Firefox would have allowed them to cover the fullscreen notification UI, which could have enabled browser spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.9, Firefox ESR < 91.9, and Firefox < 100.
The weakness was released 05/03/2022 by Irvan Kurniawan as Bug 1746448 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:
When reusing existing popups Firefox would have allowed them to cover the fullscreen notification UI, which could have enabled browser spoofing attacks.This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-29914. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/21/2026).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 294768 (MiracleLinux 8 : firefox-91.9.0-1.el8.ML.1 (AXSA:2022-3174:10)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 100 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 Tenable (294768). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔍VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 6.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: UnknownCWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 294768
Nessus Name: MiracleLinux 8 : firefox-91.9.0-1.el8.ML.1 (AXSA:2022-3174:10)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔍
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Exposure Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Firefox 100
Timeline
04/29/2022 🔍05/03/2022 🔍
05/03/2022 🔍
09/30/2022 🔍
01/21/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 1746448
Researcher: Irvan Kurniawan
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2022-29914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209931
Entry
Created: 09/30/2022 09:47Updated: 01/21/2026 13:46
Changes: 09/30/2022 09:47 (17), 09/30/2022 09:50 (28), 10/26/2022 12:44 (1), 04/16/2025 01:29 (27), 01/21/2026 13:46 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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