CVE-2022-22754

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 97 Mozilla Thunderbird versions prior to 91.6 Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 91.6

Description The issue is related to the implementation of browser extensions in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, specifically concerning insufficient access control. An attacker could exploit this to bypass introduced security restrictions by circumventing the permission request prompt during extension installation. If a user installed a particular type of extension, it could auto-update and bypass the prompt that grants new permissions to the updated version.

Recommendations For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 97, update to version 97 or later to resolve the issue. For Mozilla Thunderbird versions prior to 91.6, update to version 91.6 or later to resolve the issue. For Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 91.6, update to version 91.6 or later to resolve the issue.