CVE-2022-38472

Mozilla: Address bar spoofing via XSLT error handling

Published Dec 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An attacker could have abused XSLT error handling to associate attacker-controlled content with another origin which was displayed in the address bar. This could have been used to fool the user into submitting data intended for the spoofed origin. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3080-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3097-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5217-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5221-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-41055 An attacker could have abused XSLT error handling to associate attacker-controlled content with another origin which was displayed in the address bar. This could have been used to fool the user into submitting data intended for the spoofed origin. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5581-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5663-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Apr 15, 2025, 4:50 PM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 23, 2022, 12:00 AM