[tbb-bugs] #22974 [Applications/Tor Browser]: NoScript (and Tor Browser) vulnerable to Mozilla Add-On Code Execution

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#22974: NoScript (and Tor Browser) vulnerable to Mozilla Add-On Code Execution
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 Reporter:  tom                       |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [ticket:22974 tom]:
 > Per #22966 it sounds like NoScript is not signed with a developer key
 (the 'updateKey' feature described here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
 US/Add-ons/Install_Manifests#updateKey )
 >
 > updateKey allows the extension developer to require updates be signed
 with a key only they control. Without it, Mozilla can rewrite extensions
 and effectively get arbitrary code execution via an add-on.
 >
 > There's a few things at play here.
 >
 > 1) We could disable add-on updating all together to mitigate this in 52.

 That's the plan. We'll start with HTTPS-Everywhere (hopefully soon, #10394
 is the ticket for that) and do the same with NoScript afterwards.

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