# CVE-2022-34473: Mozilla Firefox and 2 others: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2022-34473 is fixed in 5 products on 2 platforms, first by Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 102.0, released June 23, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-34473
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.1 (Medium)
- EPSS: 0.0039
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 4, 2022
- Weakness: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34473

## Description

The HTML Sanitizer should have sanitized the <code>href</code> attribute of SVG <code>&lt;use&gt;</code> tags; however it incorrectly did not sanitize <code>xlink:href</code> attributes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | Mozilla Firefox (en-US) | 102.0 | [Mozilla Firefox (en-US) 102.0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/windows-app/mozilla.firefox-102.0.md) | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Windows apps | Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) | 102.0 | [Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 102.0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/windows-app/mozilla.firefox.esr-102.0.md) | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Linux | firefox Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [firefox 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-firefox-102.0-build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Linux | firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [firefox 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-firefox-102.0-build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Linux | firefox-geckodriver Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [firefox-geckodriver 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-firefox-geckodriver-102.0-build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Linux | firefox-geckodriver Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [firefox-geckodriver 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-firefox-geckodriver-102.0-build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Linux | firefox-mozsymbols Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [firefox-mozsymbols 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-firefox-mozsymbols-102.0-build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Linux | firefox-mozsymbols Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [firefox-mozsymbols 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-firefox-mozsymbols-102.0-build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jul 4, 2022 |

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