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CVE-2022-45411 json

Cross-Site Tracing occurs when a server will echo a request back via the Trace method, allowing an XSS attack to access to authorization he…

published 2022-12-22 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-48283

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-Site Tracing occurs when a server will echo a request back via the Trace method, allowing an XSS attack to access to authorization headers and cookies inaccessible to JavaScript (such as cookies protected by HTTPOnly). To mitigate this attack, browsers placed limits on <code>fetch()</code> and XMLHttpRequest; however some webservers have implemented non-standard headers such as <code>X-Http-Method-Override</code> that override the HTTP method, and made this attack possible again. Thunderbird has applied the same mitigations to the use of this and similar headers. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 102.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 102.5
  • Mozilla Firefox 107
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 102.5.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:102.5.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45411

  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45411

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  • firefox RHEL 8 102.5.0-1.el8_7
  • firefox RHEL 7 102.5.0-1.el7_9
  • firefox RHEL 9 102.5.0-1.el9_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 9 102.5.0-2.el9_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 8 102.5.0-2.el8_7
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 102.5.0-2.el7_9
  • firefox RHEL 8.1 E4S 102.5.0-1.el8_1
  • firefox RHEL 8.2 TUS, RHEL 8.2 E4S, RHEL 8.2 AUS 102.5.0-1.el8_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:8553RHSA-2022:8554RHSA-2022:8552RHSA-2022:8550RHSA-2022:8549RHSA-2022:8980

  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +6 more 102.5.0-112.139.1
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 +3 more 102.5.0-150200.8.90.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 102.5.0-150000.150.65.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLES 15 SP2-BCL +10 more 102.5.0-150200.152.67.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:4247-1SUSE-SU-2022:4085-1SUSE-SU-2022:4083-1SUSE-SU-2022:4058-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 107.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 102.5.0-1.1
  • mozjs102 openSUSE Tumbleweed 102.5.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12518-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12519-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12532-1

  • firefox AlmaLinux 9 102.5.0-1.el9_1.alma
  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 8 102.5.0-2.el8_7.alma
  • firefox AlmaLinux 8 102.5.0-1.el8_7.alma
  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 9 102.5.0-2.el9_1.alma

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:8580ALSA-2022:8547ALSA-2022:8554ALSA-2022:8561

  • firefox Rocky Linux 8 102.5.0-1.el8_7
  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 8 102.5.0-2.el8_7

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:8554RLSA-2022:8547

  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +3 more 102.5.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-45411

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-45411 updated cvss 6.1

Mozilla: Cross-Site Tracing was possible via non-standard override headers

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 102.5.0-1.el8_7, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el8_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8554
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox 102.5.0-1.el9_1, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el9_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8580
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox 102.5.0-1.el8_2, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8550
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox 102.5.0-1.el8_1, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el8_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8553
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) firefox 102.5.0-1.el8_2, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8550
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) firefox 102.5.0-1.el8_4, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8549
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) firefox 102.5.0-1.el8_6, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8548
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) firefox 102.5.0-1.el9_0, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el9_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8979
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) firefox 102.5.0-1.el8_2, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8550
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 102.5.0-1.el7_9, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 102.5.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 102.5.0-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 102.5.0-1.el7_9, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 102.5.0-1.el7_9, thunderbird 102.5.0-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 102.5.0-1.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8552

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1790311 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.