cve-2022-22754
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-22 00:00
Modified
2024-08-03 03:21
Severity ?
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.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 97
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   Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 91.6
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   Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 91.6
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