CVE-2009-3166 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can discover user passwords by reading server logs or browser history after a password reset in Bugzilla.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3166?
CVE-2009-3166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 15 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
token.cgi in Bugzilla 3.4rc1 through 3.4.1 places a password in a URL at the beginning of a login session that occurs immediately after a password reset, which allows context-dependent attackers to discover passwords by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2) web-server Referer logs, or (3) the browser history.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3166?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-3166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Bugzilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmrv-4pg3-2v25.