CVE-2011-0059 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack user authentication for plugin-initiated requests via CSRF in Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey browsers.
- 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-2011-0059?
CVE-2011-0059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 2 Mar 2011. 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
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that were initiated by a plugin and received a 307 redirect to a page on a different web site.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0059?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0059?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-0059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7w6w-5774-rmhv.