Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102 chrome URL cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component chrome URL Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-36318. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102 (Mail Client Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component chrome URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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 disclosed 07/28/2022 by Gijs Kruitbosch as Bug 1771774 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

When visiting directory listings for chrome:// URLs as source text, some parameters were reflected.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-36318. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 102.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 102.1

Timelineinfo

07/20/2022 🔍
07/28/2022 +8 days 🔍
07/28/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2022 +64 days 🔍
04/15/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: 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-100-210007

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 11:05
Updated: 04/15/2025 19:25
Changes: 09/30/2022 11:05 (8), 09/30/2022 11:06 (9), 09/30/2022 11:09 (29), 10/29/2022 08:01 (1), 04/15/2025 19:25 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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