CVE-2022-22754

2022-12-2220:15:17

CWE-863

mozilla

web.nvd.nist.gov

417

cve-2022-22754

extension auto-update

firefox vulnerability

thunderbird vulnerability

auto-update bypass

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

AI Score

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

41.4%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Vulners

Node

mozillafirefoxRange<97.0

mozillafirefox_esrRange<91.6

mozillathunderbirdRange<91.6

VendorProductVersionCPE
mozillafirefox*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozillafirefox_esr*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozillathunderbird*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
mozilla	firefox	*	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
mozilla	firefox_esr	*	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
mozilla	thunderbird	*	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Mozilla",
    "product": "Firefox",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "97",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Mozilla",
    "product": "Thunderbird",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "91.6",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Mozilla",
    "product": "Firefox ESR",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "91.6",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]