CVE-2022-34473

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Published Dec 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The HTML Sanitizer should have sanitized the <code>href</code> attribute of SVG <code><use></code> tags; however it incorrectly did not sanitize <code>xlink:href</code> attributes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 102

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-37428	The HTML Sanitizer should have sanitized the <code>href</code> attribute of SVG <code><use></code> tags; however it incorrectly did not sanitize <code>xlink:href</code> attributes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5504-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.389% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1770888
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/

History

Apr 15, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 15, 2025, 7:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Dec 22, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 15, 2025, 7:32 PM
Reserved: Jun 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:15 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:15 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:50 AM

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