CVE-2022-31742
Mozilla: Querying a WebAuthn token with a large number of allowCredential entries may have leaked cross-origin information
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · May 31, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue as an attacker could have exploited a timing attack by sending a large number of allowCredential entries and detecting the difference between invalid key handles and cross-origin key handles. This could have led to cross-origin account linking in violation of WebAuthn goals.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-829 · Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere