QID 630851

Date Published: 2023-03-03

QID 630851: Firefox For Android Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

When clicking on a tel: link, USSD codes, specified after a \* character, would be included in the phone number. On certain phones, or on certain carriers, if the number was dialed this could perform actions on a user's account, similar to a cross-site request forgery attack.
*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox less than 97.

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

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to CVE-2022-22758 to address this issue and obtain more information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 630851

    CVE-2022-22758 | CVE-2022-22762 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2022-22758 iOS URL Logo nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22758
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