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CVE-2022-1802 in the critical feed json

If an attacker was able to corrupt the methods of an Array object in JavaScript via prototype pollution, they could have achieved execution…

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-25081

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
28.5%
EPSS 28.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

If an attacker was able to corrupt the methods of an Array object in JavaScript via prototype pollution, they could have achieved execution of attacker-controlled JavaScript code in a privileged context. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.9.1, Firefox < 100.0.2, Firefox for Android < 100.3.0, and Thunderbird < 91.9.1.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 91.9.1
  • Mozilla Firefox 100.0.2
  • Mozilla Firefox for Android 100.3.0
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 91.9.1
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 91.9.1esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:91.10.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1802

  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 100.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 100.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1802

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  • thunderbird RHEL 9 91.9.1-1.el9_0
  • thunderbird RHEL 8 91.9.1-1.el8_6
  • firefox RHEL 9 91.9.1-1.el9_0
  • firefox RHEL 8 91.9.1-1.el8_6
  • firefox RHEL 7 91.9.1-1.el7_9
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 91.9.1-1.el7_9
  • firefox RHEL 8.2 EUS 91.9.1-1.el8_2
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.1 E4S 91.9.1-1.el8_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:4772RHSA-2022:4769RHSA-2022:4765RHSA-2022:4768RHSA-2022:4770RHSA-2022:4766

  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 +3 more 91.10.0-150200.8.73.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLES 15 SP2-BCL +10 more 91.9.1-150200.152.40.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 91.9.1-150000.150.41.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 91.9.1-112.111.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:2062-1SUSE-SU-2022:1830-1SUSE-SU-2022:1818-1SUSE-SU-2022:1808-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 100.0.2-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.9.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12095-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12098-1

  • firefox AlmaLinux 8 91.9.1-1.el8_6.alma
  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 8 91.9.1-1.el8_6.alma

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:4776ALSA-2022:4769

  • firefox Rocky Linux 8 91.9.1-1.el8_6
  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 8 91.9.1-1.el8_6

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:4776RLSA-2022:4769

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 100.0.2-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 100.0.2-r0
  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +6 more 91.9.1-r0
  • thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 91.9.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-1802

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  • firefox Arch Linux 100.0.2-1
  • thunderbird Arch Linux 91.9.1-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2728AVG-2729

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-1802 updated cvss 8.8

Mozilla: Prototype pollution in Top-Level Await implementation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 91.9.1-1.el8_6, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4776
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox 91.9.1-1.el9_0, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el9_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox 91.9.1-1.el8_1, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el8_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4767
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) firefox 91.9.1-1.el8_2, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4768
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) firefox 91.9.1-1.el8_4, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4766
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 91.9.1-1.el7_9, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 91.9.1-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 91.9.1-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 91.9.1-1.el7_9, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 91.9.1-1.el7_9, thunderbird 91.9.1-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 91.9.1-1.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4729

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

28.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1770137 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox for Android
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes

References

Sources

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