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TI-2022-15363 Aliases CVE-2022-34469GHSA-454w-5cf7-2xqx

Improper certificate validation in Mozilla Firefox

Priority HIGH 73CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

When a TLS Certificate error occurs on a domain protected by the HSTS header, the browser should not allow the user to bypass the certificate error. On Firefox for Android, the user was presented with the option to bypass the error; this could only have been done by the user explicitly. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0037 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 102

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefoxbefore 102102Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 102 Fixed in 102 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 102.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 102.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 102

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Mozilla Firefox 102

    19 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 6 HIGH, 7 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-15364 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 82
    • TI-2022-15378 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2022-15376 Unrestricted file upload in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34469
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-454w-5cf7-2xqx

References

  • 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