TI-2022-07011 Aliases CVE-2022-22761 GHSA-443j-8jp8-4xch

Protection mechanism failure in Mozilla Firefox

HIGH 73CWE-693Published 2022-12-22 · Updated 2025-04-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

Web-accessible extension pages (pages with a moz-extension:// scheme) were not correctly enforcing the frame-ancestors directive when it was used in the Web Extension's Content Security Policy. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00785 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 97Thunderbird (Mozilla): 91.6+1 more productRed Hat: 10 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Mozilla	Firefox	before 97	97	Patch available	CNA
Mozilla	Thunderbird	before 91.6	91.6	Patch available	CNA
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	before 91.6	91.6	Patch available	CNA

Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 97 Fixed in 97 Patch available CNA
Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 91.6 Fixed in 91.6 Patch available CNA
Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 91.6 Fixed in 91.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::	before 97.0	Vulnerable	Mozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::	before 91.6	Vulnerable	Mozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::	before 91.6	Vulnerable	Mozilla

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 97.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 91.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 91.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 97
Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 91.6
Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 91.6

Red Hat 10 advisories

RHSA-2022:0538 Released 2022-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
thunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-91.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-91.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-91.6.0-1.el7_9
RHSA-2022:0536 Released 2022-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
thunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-91.6.0-1.el8_4
RHSA-2022:0537 Released 2022-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
thunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-91.6.0-1.el8_2

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RHSA-2022:0535 Released 2022-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
thunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-91.6.0-1.el8_5
RHSA-2022:0539 Released 2022-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
thunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-91.6.0-1.el8_1
RHSA-2022:0514 Released 2022-02-14 · Red Hat rating Important
firefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-91.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-91.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-91.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-91.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-91.6.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-91.6.0-1.el7_9
RHSA-2022:0510 Released 2022-02-14 · Red Hat rating Important
firefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-91.6.0-1.el8_5
RHSA-2022:0511 Released 2022-02-14 · Red Hat rating Important
firefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) firefox-91.6.0-1.el8_4
RHSA-2022:0512 Released 2022-02-14 · Red Hat rating Important
firefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) firefox-91.6.0-1.el8_2
RHSA-2022:0513 Released 2022-02-14 · Red Hat rating Important
firefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox-91.6.0-1.el8_1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2022-12-22
Mozilla Firefox 97
12 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 5 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-07009 Protection mechanism failure in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 76
- TI-2022-07008 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2022-07005 By using XSL Transforms, a malicious webserver could have served a user an XSL document…Priority HIGH 73
Show all 12 records →
Release · 2022-12-22
Mozilla Firefox ESR, Thunderbird 91.6
8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-07009 Protection mechanism failure in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 76
- TI-2022-07013 Race condition in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2022-07004 Incorrect authorization in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 62
Show all 8 records →

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-2022:0510, RHSA-2022:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0513, RHSA-2022:0539
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0512, RHSA-2022:0537
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0511, RHSA-2022:0536
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0514, RHSA-2022:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0514, RHSA-2022:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0514, RHSA-2022:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0514

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22761
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-443j-8jp8-4xch

References

Advisory 4

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

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Sources

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