CVE-2022-45419

Published: Dec 22, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

If the user added a security exception for an invalid TLS certificate, opened an ongoing TLS connection with a server that used that certificate, and then deleted the exception, Firefox would have kept the connection alive, making it seem like the certificate was still trusted. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 107.0

Related CWEs

Improper Certificate Validation

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

References (4)

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716082

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716082

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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