CVE-2022-22754
Published: 9 February 2022
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
---|---|
tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
focal |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
impish |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
kinetic |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
mantic |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
noble |
Released
(97.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(97)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
|
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
noble |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
noble |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
mozjs68 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
noble |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
mozjs78 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
noble |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
focal |
Released
(1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
impish |
Released
(1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
kinetic |
Released
(1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Released
(1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
mantic |
Released
(1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
noble |
Released
(1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(91.6)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/#CVE-2022-22754
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/#CVE-2022-22754
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5284-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5345-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22754
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian