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GHSA-4H8F-5JWQ-Q4WM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-04-15 21:31

Details

When downloading an update for an addon, the downloaded addon update's version was not verified to match the version selected from the manifest. If the manifest had been tampered with on the server, an attacker could trick the browser into downgrading the addon to a prior version. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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  "modified": "2025-04-15T21:31:25Z",
  "published": "2022-12-22T21:30:29Z",
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CVE-2022-34471 (GCVE-0-2022-34471)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 18:48

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE

Compromised server could trick a browser into an addon downgrade

Assigner

mozilla

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1766047

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Mozilla	Firefox	Affected: unspecified , < 102 (custom)

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-4H8F-5JWQ-Q4WM

CVE-2022-34471 (GCVE-0-2022-34471)

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