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GHSA-4h8f-5jwq-q4wm
GHSA-4h8f-5jwq-q4wm
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published December 22, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Timeline
- Dec 22, 2022 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-4h8f-5jwq-q4wm
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-4h8f-5jwq-q4wm
Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-4h8f-5jwq-q4wm/fixes/registry"
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