CVE-2022-31743

Firefox's HTML parser did not correctly interpret HTML comment tags, resulting in an incongruity with other browsers. This could have been used to escape HTML comments on pages that put user-controlled data in them. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 101.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1747388	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1747388	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1747388	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Apr 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1747388 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1747388 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 07:05

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1747388 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1747388 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-20/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-15 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-31743

Mitre link : CVE-2022-31743

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-31743

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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