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.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2916-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2921-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5069-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5074-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-27897 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5284-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5345-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00025}

epss

{'score': 0.00023}


Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel E4s Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-16T14:45:45.768Z

Reserved: 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-22754

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:21:49.109Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:17.897

Modified: 2025-04-16T15:15:48.410

Link: CVE-2022-22754

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-02-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-22754 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses