CVE-2022-40956

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

When injecting an HTML base element, some requests would ignore the CSP's base-uri settings and accept the injected element's base instead. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 22, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2022-40956: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix