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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-38474
"Firefox for Android Mic Audio Notification Bypass"
Description

A website that had permission to access the microphone could record audio without the audio notification being shown. This bug does not allow the attacker to bypass the permission prompt - it only affects the notification shown once permission has been granted.<br />*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 104.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 22, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 15, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-38474 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
The Firefox for Android application is affected by a vulnerability that allows unauthorized audio recording.
  • Update Firefox for Android to version 104.0 or later.
  • Upgrade the affected Linux packages.
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-2022-38474.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1719511 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1719511 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/ Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-38474 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-2022-38474 weaknesses.

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 table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-38474 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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Apr. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-668
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1719511
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1719511 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1719511 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-668
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 104.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.03 }} 0.00%

score

0.07956

percentile