Mozilla Thunderbird Notification Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Notification Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-45404. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Thunderbird (Mail Client Software) (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Notification Handler. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 shared 12/23/2022. The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-45404 since 11/14/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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). Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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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

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Status: Not defined

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-45404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-45404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216604

Entryinfo

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

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