Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2022-34471
When downloading an update for an addon, the downloaded addon update's version was not verified to match the version selected from the manifest. If the manifest had been tampered with on the server, an attacker could trick the browser into downgrading the addon to a prior version. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.
EPSS: 0.002 (16.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-34471?
- CVE-2022-34471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-34471?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-34471 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.