CVE-2008-0367

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/01/04/basicauth-dialog-realm-value-spoofing/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=244273 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/05/FirefoxDialogSpoofingFAQ.aspx third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485738/100/200/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485732/100/200/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27111 vdb entry third party advisory
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/02/YetAnotherDialogSpoofingFirefoxBasicAuthentication.aspx third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0367?
CVE-2008-0367 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0367?
To fix CVE-2008-0367, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0367 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-0367 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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