CVE-2022-22753 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-22753 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 22/12/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-22753 Description

A Time-of-Check Time-of-Use bug existed in the Maintenance (Updater) Service that could be abused to grant Users write access to an arbitrary directory. This could have been used to escalate to SYSTEM access.
*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)*
    Attack Complexity (AC)*
    Privileges Required (PR)*
    User Interaction (UI)*
    Scope (S)*

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM on Windows via Maintenance Service
Source: Mozilla

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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CAPEC Description:


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).