Mozilla Firefox up to 102 on Windows Shortcut link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 102 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shortcut Handler. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-36314. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 102 on Windows (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shortcut Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox < 103, and Thunderbird < 102.1.

The weakness was released 07/26/2022 by akucybersec as Bug 1773894 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-36314. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/16/2025).

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: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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 🔍
04/16/2025 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1773894
Researcher: akucybersec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-36314 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-36314
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210001

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 11:02
Updated: 04/16/2025 05:58
Changes: 09/30/2022 11:02 (17), 09/30/2022 11:06 (30), 10/29/2022 07:24 (1), 04/16/2025 05:58 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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