CVE-2011-2362 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote web servers can bypass Same Origin Policy by exploiting cookie domain handling for trailing dots, allowing unauthorized access to session data.
- 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-2011-2362?
CVE-2011-2362 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 30 Jun 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
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.18, Thunderbird before 3.1.11, and SeaMonkey through 2.0.14 do not distinguish between cookies for two domain names that differ only in a trailing dot, which allows remote web servers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via Set-Cookie headers.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2362?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2362?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-2362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94rr-f3c7-jj57.