VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-1238
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-03-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication