CVE-2022-22754 — Incorrect Authorization in Mozilla Firefox
CWE-863 — Incorrect AuthorizationCWE-1021 — UI Misrepresentation / Clickjacking13 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.02%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 22
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:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages9 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
5CVEList▶
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↗2022-12-22
GHSA▶
GHSA-mhvm-x9qg-34cw: 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↗2022-12-22
OSV▶
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↗2022-12-22
📋Vendor Advisories
7Debian▶
CVE-2022-22754: firefox - If a user installed an extension of a particular type, the extension could have ...↗2022