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CVE-2022-38473
CVE-2022-38473
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.8 HIGH
Reported by mozilla · Published December 22, 2022
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| firefox-esr | Alpine | 102.2.0-r0 |
| thunderbird | Amazon Linux | 91.13.0-1.amzn2.0.1 |
| Firefox | Mozilla | 104.0, 104, 102.2 |
| Firefox ESR | Mozilla | 102.2, 91.13 |
| firefox_esr | mozilla | 91.13 |
| thunderbird | mozilla | 102.2, 91.13 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified, unspecified |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified, unspecified |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified |
| Mozilla | Firefox | * |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | *, * |
| alpine | firefox-esr | 0 |
| amazon:2 | thunderbird | 0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | *, * |
Timeline
- Aug 24, 2022 CVE Published
- Dec 23, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 15, 2025 CVE Updated
- Jun 2, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 19, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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