Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.6 Add-On Signature certificate validation

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Add-On Signature Handler. This manipulation causes certificate validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-26387. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 91.6 (Mail Client Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Add-On Signature Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
When installing an add-on, Firefox verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming the prompt, the underlying add-on file could have been modified and Firefox would not have noticed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 98, Firefox ESR < 91.7, and Thunderbird < 91.7.
The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2022 by Armin Ebert as Bug 1752979 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:
When installing an add-on, Thunderbird verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming the prompt, the underlying add-on file could have been modified and Thunderbird would not have noticed.This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-26387. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 91.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 91.7
Timeline
03/03/2022 🔍03/08/2022 🔍
03/08/2022 🔍
09/29/2022 🔍
04/15/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: Bug 1752979
Researcher: Armin Ebert
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2022-26387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209887
Entry
Created: 09/29/2022 17:46Updated: 04/15/2025 23:53
Changes: 09/29/2022 17:46 (13), 09/29/2022 17:47 (4), 09/29/2022 17:50 (29), 10/26/2022 09:01 (1), 04/15/2025 23:53 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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