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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565 | Issue 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 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2022-12-22T00:00:00
Updated: 2022-12-22T00:00:00
Reserved: 2022-01-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2022-22754
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:17.897
Modified: 2022-12-29T23:06:41.903
Link: CVE-2022-22754
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CWE