CVE-2022-22754 (GCVE-0-2022-22754)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-16 14:45
VLAI
Summary
If a user installed an extension of a particular type, the extension could have auto-updated itself and while doing so, bypass the prompt which grants the new version the new requested permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Extensions could have bypassed permission confirmation during update
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 97 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 91.6 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 91.6 (custom)
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