QID 376578

Date Published: 2022-05-09

QID 376578: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2022-18)

Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client developed for Windows, OS X, and Linux, with a mobile version for Android.

Mozilla Thunderbird is prone to
CVE-2022-1520: Incorrect security status shown after viewing an attached email
CVE-2022-29914: Fullscreen notification bypass using popups
CVE-2022-29909: Bypassing permission prompt in nested browsing contexts
CVE-2022-29916: Leaking browser history with CSS variables
CVE-2022-29911: iframe sandbox bypass
CVE-2022-29912: Reader mode bypassed SameSite cookies
CVE-2022-29913: Speech Synthesis feature not properly disabled
CVE-2022-29917: Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 91.9

Affected Products:
Prior to Mozilla Thunderbird 91.9

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated) :
This checks for vulnerable version of Thunderbird.


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Vendor has released fix to address these vulnerabilities. Refer to MFSA2022-18 or later
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    MFSA2022-18 URL Logo www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-18/