CVE-2022-22762
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another...
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another website was displayed underneath it. This could have been abused to trick the user. <br>This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another website was displayed underneath it. This could have been abused to trick the user. <br>This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
- Record
CVE-2022-22762- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-451
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another website was displayed underneath it. This could have been abused to trick the user. <br>This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
- Record
CVE-2022-22762- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-451
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27905
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another website was displayed underneath it. This could have been abused to trick the user. <br>This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
- Record
EUVD-2022-27905- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp7m-q233-vq86
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another...
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another website was displayed underneath it. This could have been abused to trick the user. <br>This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
- Record
GHSA-pp7m-q233-vq86- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-451
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-22762
Under certain circumstances, a JavaScript alert (or prompt) could have been shown while another website was displayed underneath it. This could have been abused to trick the user. <br>This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-22762- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11837-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-97.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-97.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11837-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxAlpine:v3.16 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
firefoxAlpine:v3.17 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
firefoxAlpine:v3.18 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
firefoxAlpine:v3.19 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
firefoxAlpine:v3.20 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
firefoxAlpine:v3.21 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
firefoxAlpine:v3.22 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
firefoxAlpine:v3.23 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
librewolfAlpine:v3.21 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
librewolfAlpine:v3.22 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
librewolfAlpine:v3.23 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
librewolfAlpine:v3.24 |
before 97.0-r0 | 97.0-r0 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 97.0-1.1 | 97.0-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22762 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published December 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in firefox 97.0-r0.
References
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1743931
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22762
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp7m-q233-vq86
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-22762
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0511
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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