CVE-2022-22754 - Mozilla: Extensions could have bypassed permission confirmation during update

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HIGH

Mozilla: Extensions could have bypassed permission confirmation during update

Published Dec 22, 2022

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.64%

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.

Affected products

Vendor Mozilla Product Firefox Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <97
Vendor Mozilla Product Firefox ESR Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <91.6
Vendor Mozilla Product Thunderbird Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <91.6

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<97

Mozilla

Firefox ESR

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<91.6

Mozilla

Thunderbird

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<91.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el7_9

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el7_9

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_5

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0510
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_5

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_1

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0513
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_1

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0539
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support

firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0512
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support

thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0537
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_4

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0511
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_4

Fixed · RHSA-2022:0536
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

firefox

Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

thunderbird

Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

firefox

Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

thunderbird

Not affected

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el7_9	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el7_9	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0538
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_5	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0510
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_5	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions	firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_1	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0513
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions	thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_1	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0539
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support	firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0512
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support	thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0537
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support	firefox-0:91.6.0-1.el8_4	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0511
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support	thunderbird-0:91.6.0-1.el8_4	Fixed	RHSA-2022:0536
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	firefox	Out of support scope	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	thunderbird	Out of support scope	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	firefox	Not affected	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	thunderbird	Not affected	n/a

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-1021

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

References (8)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22754
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2053236
Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22754
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22754
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

Link	Providers	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22754		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565		Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2053236		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22754
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22754
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