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CVE-2008-0367

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11, 3.0b2, and possibly earlier versions, when prompting for HTTP Basic Authentication, displays the site requesting…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11, 3.0b2, and possibly earlier versions, when prompting for HTTP Basic Authentication, displays the site requesting the authentication after the Realm text, which might make it easier for remote HTTP servers to conduct phishing and spoofing attacks.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • blog.mozilla.com /security/2008/01/04/basicauth-dialog-realm-value-spoofing/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=244273 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • aviv.raffon.net /2008/01/05/FirefoxDialogSpoofingFAQ.aspx · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/485738/100/200/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/485732/100/200/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/27111 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • aviv.raffon.net /2008/01/02/YetAnotherDialogSpoofingFirefoxBasicAuthentication.aspx · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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