CVE-2022-26485
Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 22, 2022, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 30, 2022, 4:22 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Mozilla Firefox contains a use-after-free vulnerability in XSLT parameter processing which can be exploited to perform arbitrary code execution.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-26485 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2022-26485
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-26485.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1758062 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/ | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2022-26485 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-26485 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 30, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1758062 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1758062 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 97.0.2 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 97.3.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 91.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_focus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 97.3.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 91.6.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-26485 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-26485
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.38 }} -0.05%
score
0.73718
percentile