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TI-2022-22381 Aliases CVE-2022-45415GHSA-jx2q-hvww-224r

Unrestricted file upload in Mozilla Firefox

Priority HIGH 69CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-434.

Summary

When downloading an HTML file, if the title of the page was formatted as a filename with a malicious extension, Firefox may have saved the file with that extension, leading to possible system compromise if the downloaded file was later ran. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0024 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 107

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 107107Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 107 Fixed in 107 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 107.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 107.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 107

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Mozilla Firefox 107

    19 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 12 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-22371 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 62
    • TI-2022-22370 Through a series of popup and <code>window.print()</code> calls, an attacker can cause a…Priority MEDIUM 62
    • TI-2022-22384 Clickjacking in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 60
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45415
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx2q-hvww-224r

References

Advisory 2

  • 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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