Mozilla Firefox up to 102 chrome URL cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 102. Affected is an unknown function of the component chrome URL Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-36318. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 102 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component chrome URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

When visiting directory listings for `chrome://` URLs as source text, some parameters were reflected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox ESR < 91.12, Firefox < 103, Thunderbird < 102.1, and Thunderbird < 91.12.

The weakness was published 07/26/2022 by Gijs Kruitbosch as Bug 1771774 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

When visiting directory listings for chrome:// URLs as source text, some parameters were reflected.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-36318. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 103 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 103

Timelineinfo

07/20/2022 🔍
07/26/2022 +6 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2022 +66 days 🔍
04/15/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1771774
Researcher: Gijs Kruitbosch
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-36318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-36318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210000

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 11:02
Updated: 04/15/2025 19:25
Changes: 09/30/2022 11:02 (17), 09/30/2022 11:05 (18), 09/30/2022 11:10 (13), 10/29/2022 07:19 (1), 04/15/2025 19:25 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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