Clickjacking in Mozilla Thunderbird
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-1021.
Summary
When receiving an HTML email that specified to load an <code>iframe</code> element from a remote location, a request to the remote document was sent. However, Thunderbird didn't display the document. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2.1 and Thunderbird < 91.13.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 102.2.1, 91.13.1
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2022:6717 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el9_0
- RHSA-2022:6715 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el8_2
- RHSA-2022:6716 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el8_1
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:6708 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el8_6
- RHSA-2022:6710 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el7_9
- RHSA-2022:6713 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-102.3.0-3.el8_4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Thunderbird 102.2.1, 91.13.1
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-02796 Cross-site scripting in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority LOW 39
- TI-2022-02795 When receiving an HTML email that contained an <code>iframe</code> element, which used a…Priority LOW 30
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6708 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6717 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6716 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6715 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6713 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6710 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6710 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6710 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3034
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrfx-qxxc-92rj
References
More Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-3034 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3034 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrfx-qxxc-92rj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-3034 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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