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TI-2022-23219 Aliases CVE-2022-46875GHSA-w54j-3mgp-xm9q

Improper authentication in Mozilla Firefox

Priority LOW 30CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files, which can run commands on a user's computer. <br>*Note: This issue only affected Mac OS operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00676 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 108Firefox ESR (Mozilla): 102.6+1 more product

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefoxbefore 108108Patch availableCNA
MozillaFirefox ESRbefore 102.6102.6Patch availableCNA
MozillaThunderbirdbefore 102.6102.6Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 108 Fixed in 108 Patch available CNA
  • Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 102.6 Fixed in 102.6 Patch available CNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 102.6 Fixed in 102.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 108.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 102.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 102.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 108.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 102.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 102.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 108
  • Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 102.6
  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 102.6

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Advisory ·

    Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird — GLSA-202305-06

    11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-23225 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2022-23218 Code injection in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2022-23215 An out of date library (libusrsctp) contained vulnerabilities that could potentially be…Priority MEDIUM 42
    Show all 11 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird — GLSA-202305-13

    9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-23225 Use after free in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2022-23218 Code injection in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2022-23215 An out of date library (libusrsctp) contained vulnerabilities that could potentially be…Priority MEDIUM 42
    Show all 9 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46875
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w54j-3mgp-xm9q
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • 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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