CVE-2022-22754

CVE Details

Release Date:

2022-12-22

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.

See more information about CVE-2022-22754 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2022-0514	2022-02-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2022-0538	2022-02-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox)	ELSA-2022-0510	2022-02-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2022-0535	2022-02-15

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