CVE-2010-2751 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof SSL security status in Firefox and SeaMonkey via redirect and history manipulation, bypassing security indicators.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2751?
CVE-2010-2751 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 30 Jul 2010. 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
The nsDocShell::OnRedirectStateChange function in docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.6, allows remote attackers to spoof the SSL security status of a document via vectors involving multiple requests, a redirect, and the history.back and history.forward JavaScript functions.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2751?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2751?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-2751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgc3-g75g-jr7f.