CVE-2022-40958
Mozilla Thunderbird and 4 others: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVE-2022-40958 is fixed in 13 products on 2 platforms, first by Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 102.3.0, released September 14, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0118
67th percentile
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| Mozilla Firefox (en-US) | 105.0 | Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 105.0 | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) | 115.4.0 | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 115.4.0 | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) | 102.3.0 | Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 102.3.0 | Sep 14, 2022 |
| Linux | |||
| firefox · RHEL 8 | 0:102.3.0-6.el8_6 | RHSA-2022:6702 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| firefox · RHEL 9 | 0:102.3.0-6.el9_0 | RHSA-2022:6700 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| firefox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | firefox 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| firefox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | firefox 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| firefox · almalinux 8 | 102.3.0-6.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:6702 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| firefox · almalinux 9 | 102.3.0-6.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:6700 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| firefox · ol 8 | 0:102.3.0-6.0.1.el8_6 | ELSA-2022-6702 | Sep 28, 2022 |
| firefox · ol 9 | 0:102.3.0-6.0.1.el9_0 | ELSA-2022-6700 | Sep 28, 2022 |
| firefox · rocky 8 | 0:102.3.0-6.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:6702 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 102.3.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40958 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 102.3.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40958 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 14 | 102.3.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40958 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | firefox-geckodriver 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | firefox-geckodriver 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | firefox-mozsymbols 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | firefox-mozsymbols 105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:102.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40958 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:102.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40958 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 14 | 1:102.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40958 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · RHEL 8 | 0:102.3.0-3.el8_6 | RHSA-2022:6708 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird · RHEL 9 | 0:102.3.0-3.el9_0 | RHSA-2022:6717 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird · almalinux 8 | 102.3.0-3.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:6708 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird · almalinux 9 | 102.3.0-3.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:6717 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird · ol 8 | 0:102.3.0-3.0.1.el8_6 | ELSA-2022-6708 | Sep 28, 2022 |
| thunderbird · ol 9 | 0:102.3.0-3.0.1.el9_0 | ELSA-2022-6717 | Sep 28, 2022 |
| thunderbird · rocky 8 | 0:102.3.0-3.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:6708 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Oct 26, 2022 |
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