Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-22758
When clicking on a tel: link, USSD codes, specified after a <code>\*</code> 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.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2022-22758
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22758
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 28 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-22758
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-04-16 |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-22758
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The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-22758
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 97 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1728742
1728742 - (CVE-2022-22758) Using `tel:` URI to perform USSD attackIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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