🛡️ CVE-2022-36316 — firefox

🟡 CVSS 6.1 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-601 NVD
6.1
CVSS Score
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Description

When using the Performance API, an attacker was able to notice subtle differences between PerformanceEntries and thus learn whether the target URL had been subject to a redirect. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 103.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-36316 is classified as CWE-601: Open Redirect. A redirect target is taken from user input, so a trusted link can send the visitor to an attacker's site.

Affected software

CVE-2022-36316 is recorded against 1 package.

  • firefox (fixed in 103.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 22 December 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org
bugzilla.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org

CVE-2022-36316 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.1
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-601
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-12-22
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
firefox — 103.0

References

Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1768583
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1768583

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