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CVE-2022-3033

HIGH
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

If a Thunderbird user replied to a crafted HTML email containing a meta tag, with the meta tag having the http-equiv="refresh" attribute, and the content attribute specifying an URL, then Thunderbird started a network request to that URL, regardless of the configuration to block remote content. In combination with certain other HTML elements and attributes in the email, it was possible to execute JavaScript code included in the message in the context of the message compose document. The JavaScript code was able to perform actions including, but probably not limited to, read and modify the contents of the message compose document, including the quoted original message, which could potentially contain the decrypted plaintext of encrypted data in the crafted email. The contents could then be transmitted to the network, either to the URL specified in the META refresh tag, or to a different URL, as the JavaScript code could modify the URL specified in the document. This bug doesn't affect users who have changed the default Message Body display setting to 'simple html' or 'plain text'. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2.1 and Thunderbird < 91.13.1.

How to fix

Remediation Available
thunderbirdDebian
Fixed in:1:102.2.1-1CVE-2022-3033
Fixed in:1:102.2.1-1CVE-2022-3033
Fixed in:1:102.2.1-1CVE-2022-3033
thunderbirdUbuntu
Fixed in:1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5663-1
Fixed in:1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5663-1
Fixed in:1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5663-1
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application
Affected:91.13.1Fixed in:91.13.1Mozilla
Affected:102.0 102.2.1Fixed in:102.2.1Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days
51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

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