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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:34111
HistoryFeb 09, 2022 - 7:00 a.m.

Privilege Escalation

2022-02-0907:00:55
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
13
firefox
vulnerability
extension
privilege escalation
software

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

41.4%

firefox is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists due to the way Firefox handles extensions updates allowing attacker can trick the victim to install a browser extension of a particular type and during auto-update bypass the prompt which grants the new version the new requested permissions. As a result an extension with limited permissions can be used to compromise the system.