CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-46874
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-12-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
Description
A file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the valid extension, leaving a malicious extension in its place. This could potentially led to user confusion and the execution of malicious code.<br/>*Note*: This issue was originally included in the advisories for Thunderbird 102.6, but a patch (specific to Thunderbird) was omitted, resulting in it actually being fixed in Thunderbird 102.6.1. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Thunderbird < 102.6.1, Thunderbird < 102.6, and Firefox ESR < 102.6.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox (< 108.0)
• mozilla firefox esr (< 102.6)
• mozilla thunderbird (< 102.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1746139 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-06 security.gentoo.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-13 security.gentoo.org
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-51/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-54/ Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1746139 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-06 security.gentoo.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-13 security.gentoo.org
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-51/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-54/ Vendor Advisory