CVE-2022-38473

Mozilla: Cross-origin XSLT Documents would have inherited the parent's permissions

Published Dec 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A cross-origin iframe referencing an XSLT document would inherit the parent domain's permissions (such as microphone or camera access). 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-2022-41056 A cross-origin iframe referencing an XSLT document would inherit the parent domain's permissions (such as microphone or camera access). 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
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Apr 15, 2025, 4:14 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