CVE-2022-46874
HIGHFirefox < 108 and Firefox ESR < 102.6 - Code Injection via Filename Truncation
Title source: llmDescription
A file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the valid extension, leaving a malicious extension in its place. This could potentially led to user confusion and the execution of malicious code.<br/>*Note*: This issue was originally included in the advisories for Thunderbird 102.6, but a patch (specific to Thunderbird) was omitted, resulting in it actually being fixed in Thunderbird 102.6.1. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Thunderbird < 102.6.1, Thunderbird < 102.6, and Firefox ESR < 102.6.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1746139
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-51/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-54/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-06
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-13
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
63.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (3)
mozilla/firefox
< 108.0
mozilla/firefox_esr
< 102.6
mozilla/thunderbird
< 102.6
Published
Dec 22, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026