CVE-2022-34483
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CVE-2022-34483 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An attacker who could have convinced a user to drag and drop an image to a filesystem could have manipulated the resulting filename to contain an executable extension, and by extension potentially tricked the user into executing malicious code. While very similar, this is a separate issue from CVE-2022-34482. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An attacker who could have convinced a user to drag and drop an image to a filesystem could have manipulated the resulting filename to contain an executable extension, and by extension potentially tricked the user into executing malicious code. While very similar, this is a separate issue from CVE-2022-34482. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 102.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1335845Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1335845Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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