CVE-2022-42931 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-42931 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 22/12/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-42931 Description

Logins saved by Firefox should be managed by the Password Manager component which uses encryption to save files on-disk. Instead, the username (not password) was saved by the Form Manager to an unencrypted file on disk. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)*
    Attack Complexity (AC)*
    Privileges Required (PR)*
    User Interaction (UI)*
    Scope (S)*

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: Username saved to a plaintext file on disk
Source: Mozilla

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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CAPEC Description:


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).