CVE-2008-1238 (GCVE-0-2008-1238)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-27 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
35 references
Date Public
2008-01-30 00:00
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"aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
"current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:16:47+00:00",
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"id": "CVE-2008-1238",
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"product_status:fixed": "664",
"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
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"aggregate_severity": "moderate",
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"product_status:recommended": "3",
"source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
"status": "interim",
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"version": "5"
}
}
}
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