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Mass update Firefox passwords (run in Tools → Web Developer → Browser Console) - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Browser_Toolbox#Enabling_the_Browser_Toolbox
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| function updatePasswords() { | |
| let oldPassword = prompt('Old password:') | |
| if (!oldPassword) return | |
| let loginManager = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/login-manager;1'] | |
| .getService(Components.interfaces.nsILoginManager) | |
| let matchingLogins = loginManager.getAllLogins().filter(l => l.password === oldPassword) | |
| let matchCount = matchingLogins.length | |
| if (matchCount === 0) return alert('No matching logins found') | |
| let newPassword = prompt('New password:') | |
| if (!newPassword) return | |
| let confirmNewPassword = prompt('Confirm new password:') | |
| if (!confirmNewPassword) return | |
| if (newPassword !== confirmNewPassword) return alert('New passwords do not match') | |
| if (!confirm(`Are you sure you want to update ${matchCount} password${matchCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}?`)) return | |
| // Borrowed from mass_password_reset-1.05-tb+fx/content/oldpassword.xul | |
| let nsLoginInfo = new Components.Constructor('@mozilla.org/login-manager/loginInfo;1', | |
| Components.interfaces.nsILoginInfo, | |
| 'init') | |
| for (login of matchingLogins) { | |
| let updatedLogin = new nsLoginInfo( | |
| login.hostname, | |
| login.formSubmitURL, | |
| login.httpRealm, | |
| login.username, | |
| newPassword, | |
| login.usernameField, | |
| login.passwordField | |
| ) | |
| loginManager.modifyLogin(login, updatedLogin) | |
| } | |
| alert(`${matchCount} password${matchCount === 1 ? ' has' : 's have'} been updated`) | |
| } |
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At line 33, function
modifyLoginneeds to be modified tomodifyLoginAsyncto operate properly after recent Firefox updates.