Thank you for making this possible, though folks at Mozilla (sorry!) are making it difficult/impossible to do it otherwise.

The process is a bit convoluted but it actually works! I think the extension should require fewer permissions 'though

Firefox does not allow direct updates to the password store anymore, so this plugin produces a JavaScript script that you can run in the FireFox Console to update passwords. While this is not the best solution, it saves me so much time!
Just click on the plugin and follow the instructions.
Thanks, Dmitry!

It is a very good addon. This stopped working on latest version of firefox. Gives an error. Running 66.0.3 (64-bit) - The Components object is deprecated. It will soon be removed. debugger eval code:1:4

Thanks Dmitry, your addon saved my life after my first periodic password change with Quantum FF.
Considering the absence of comparable addons and the technical hurdles you had to tackle with Quantum this is quite an achievement by you.

Pretty simple. Follow the instructions and it works like a charm.