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 requested permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Score

CVSS 3.1 6.5 Medium

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2022-12-22

Last modified

2025-04-16

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Firefox Esr (Mozilla)
• Thunderbird (Mozilla)

References

• 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/