QID 630846

Date Published: 2023-03-03

QID 630846: Firefox For Android Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability

When a TLS Certificate error occurs on a domain protected by the HSTS header, the browser should not allow the user to bypass the certificate error. On Firefox for Android, the user was presented with the option to bypass the error; this could only have been done by the user explicitly.
*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox less than 102.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to CVE-2022-34469 to address this issue and obtain more information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 630846

    CVE-2022-34469 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2022-34469 Android URL Logo nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34469
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