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Vulnerability details: VCID-nq3n-2ee1-abe4
Vulnerability ID VCID-nq3n-2ee1-abe4
Aliases CVE-2022-22754
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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-22754.json
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
epss 0.00023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
ssvc Track https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22754
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-22754.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22754
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22754
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22756
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22759
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22760
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22761
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22763
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22764
2053236 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2053236
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2022-22754 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22754
mfsa2022-04 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04
mfsa2022-04 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
mfsa2022-05 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05
mfsa2022-05 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
mfsa2022-06 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06
mfsa2022-06 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
RHSA-2022:0510 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0510
RHSA-2022:0511 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0511
RHSA-2022:0512 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0512
RHSA-2022:0513 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0513
RHSA-2022:0514 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0514
RHSA-2022:0535 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0535
RHSA-2022:0536 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0536
RHSA-2022:0537 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0537
RHSA-2022:0538 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0538
RHSA-2022:0539 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0539
show_bug.cgi?id=1750565 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
USN-5284-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5284-1/
USN-5345-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5345-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-22754.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-16T14:44:24Z/ Found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22754
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-16T14:44:24Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-16T14:44:24Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-16T14:44:24Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.04408
EPSS Score 0.00023
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:10:04.328354+00:00 Mozilla Importer Import https://github.com/mozilla/foundation-security-advisories/blob/master/announce/2022/mfsa2022-06.yml 37.0.0