CVE-2008-1238

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.24% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29541 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29539 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019703 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29560 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29616 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29550 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29645 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29607 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29558 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9889 signature vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0208.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29526 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/29391 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0209.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0207.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41449 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29547 third party advisory
http://sla.ckers.org/forum/read.php?10%2C20033
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/references vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-16.html exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1238?
CVE-2008-1238 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1238?
To fix CVE-2008-1238, 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-2008-1238 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1238 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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