github - ghsa-mhvm-x9qg-34cw

ghsa-mhvm-x9qg-34cw

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-12-22 21:30

Modified

2022-12-30 00:30

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

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.

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    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-mhvm-x9qg-34cw",
  "modified": "2022-12-30T00:30:42Z",
  "published": "2022-12-22T21:30:30Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04"
    },
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}

cve-2022-22754

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2022-12-22 00:00

Modified

2024-08-03 03:21

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Mozilla	Firefox
	Mozilla	Thunderbird
	Mozilla	Firefox ESR

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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