CVE-2022-29909 (GCVE-0-2022-29909)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-16 13:47
VLAI?
Summary
Documents in deeply-nested cross-origin browsing contexts could have obtained permissions granted to the top-level origin, bypassing the existing prompt and wrongfully inheriting the top-level permissions. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.9, Firefox ESR < 91.9, and Firefox < 100.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- Bypassing permission prompt in nested browsing contexts
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 91.9
(custom)
|
|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 91.9
(custom)
|
|
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 100
(custom)
|
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Nomenclature
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