Medium severity · published Dec 22, 2022
CVE-2022-22754
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…
6.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
before 97.0 · source: NVD
FE
Firefox Esr · Mozilla
before 91.6 · source: NVD
TH
Thunderbird · Mozilla
before 91.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22754
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22754
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
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