CVE-2022-22754

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2022-22754
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2022-12-22T20:15:17
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-12-29T23:06:41
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-863 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 97.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 91.6
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 91.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22754
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22754
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-12-22 20:16:10 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-22 22:15:10 2022-12-22T21:43:11 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-22 22:15:10 Received Awaiting Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-27 11:16:01 Awaiting Analysis Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-29 23:14:39 2022-12-29T23:06:41 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-29 23:14:39 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-29 23:14:39 Weakness Enumeration new
2022-12-29 23:14:41 CPE Information updated