Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-22754 (CCN-219045)

Assigned:2022-02-08
Published:2022-02-08
Updated:2022-12-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
7.5 High (REDHAT CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.5 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-1021
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-22754

Source: security@mozilla.org
Type: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-cve202222754-sec-bypass(219045)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6578563 (Application Performance Management)
Multiple vulnerabilities of Mozilla Firefox (less than Firefox 91.8.0ESR) have affected Synthetic Playback Agent 8.1.4.0-8.1.4 IF16 - 2022.4.0

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-04
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 97

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-06
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 91.6

Source: security@mozilla.org
Type: Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org

Source: security@mozilla.org
Type: Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org

Source: security@mozilla.org
Type: Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:application_performance_management:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7868
    P
    		MozillaFirefox-102.11.0-150200.152.87.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2023-06-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3252
    P
    		libsmi-0.4.8-18.55 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3546
    P
    		libICE6-1.0.8-12.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95176
    P
    		MozillaThunderbird-91.8.0-150200.8.65.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94882
    P
    		MozillaFirefox-91.8.0-150200.152.26.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118821
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119499
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:101765
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119011
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119684
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119123
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1087
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119316
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:126968
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-02-24
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:127366
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-02-24
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:5352
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-02-24
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125805
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-02-24
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6171
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-02-24
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1814
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2022-02-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:102358
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2022-02-23
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20220535
    P
    		RHSA-2022:0535: thunderbird security update (Important)
    2022-02-15
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20220538
    P
    		RHSA-2022:0538: thunderbird security update (Important)
    2022-02-15
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20220510
    P
    		RHSA-2022:0510: firefox security update (Important)
    2022-02-14
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20220514
    P
    		RHSA-2022:0514: firefox security update (Important)
    2022-02-14
    BACK
    ibm application performance management 8.1.4