CVE-2022-22754

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= unspecified, < 97
Mozilla	Thunderbird	>= unspecified, < 91.6
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	>= unspecified, < 91.6

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 22, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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