Description
When clicking on a tel: link, USSD codes, specified after a <code>\*</code> character, would be included in the phone number. On certain phones, or on certain carriers, if the number was dialed this could perform actions on a user's account, similar to a cross-site request forgery attack.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= unspecified, < 97 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1728742Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1728742Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 22, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified