CVE-2008-1238
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9, when generating the HTTP Referer header, does not list the entire URL when it contains Basic Authentication credentials without a username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9, when generating the HTTP Referer header, does not list the entire URL when it contains Basic Authentication credentials without a username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass application protection mechanisms that rely on Referer headers, such as with some Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) mechanisms.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.44% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0208.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29391
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29526
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29541
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29550
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29558
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29607
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
- http://sla.ckers.org/forum/read.php?10%2C20033
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-16.htmlExploit
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0207.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019703
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.