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GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px

GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes by manipulating the "baseURI" property of the theme element. This could allow a malicious site to install a theme without user interaction which could contain offensive or embarrassing images. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Timeline

  • May 13, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (6 in total, the first dated here)
  • Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px

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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px/fixes/registry"

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