By injecting a cookie with certain special characters, an attacker on a shared subdomain which is not a secure context could set and thus overwrite cookies from a secure context, leading to session fixation and other attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1779993 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1779993 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 07:22
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1779993 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2022-12-22 20:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 07:22
NVD link : CVE-2022-40958
Mitre link : CVE-2022-40958
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-40958
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- thunderbird
- firefox
- firefox_esr
CWE
CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')