Mozilla Firefox Notification Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox. This affects an unknown part of the component Notification Handler. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-45404. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Notification Handler. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Through a series of popup and <code>window.print()</code> calls, an attacker can cause a window to go fullscreen without the user seeing the notification prompt, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

The weakness was presented 12/23/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-45404 since 11/14/2022. 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 05/30/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237481 (Amazon Linux 2 : thunderbird (ALAS-2025-2858)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (237481). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237481
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2 : thunderbird (ALAS-2025-2858)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: mozilla.org

Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 🔍
12/23/2022 +39 days 🔍
12/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2025 +889 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-45404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-45404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216603

Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2022 08:38
Updated: 05/30/2025 03:57
Changes: 12/23/2022 08:38 (38), 01/22/2023 19:03 (11), 05/30/2025 03:57 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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