CVE-2010-0172

Published Mar 25, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
toolkit/components/passwordmgr/src/nsLoginManagerPrompter.js in the asynchronous Authorization Prompt implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 does not properly handle concurrent authorization requests from multiple web sites, which might allow remote web servers to spoof an authorization dialog and capture credentials by demanding HTTP authentication in opportunistic circumstances.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0203 toolkit/components/passwordmgr/src/nsLoginManagerPrompter.js in the asynchronous Authorization Prompt implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 does not properly handle concurrent authorization requests from multiple web sites, which might allow remote web servers to spoof an authorization dialog and capture credentials by demanding HTTP authentication in opportunistic circumstances.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:37 AM
Reserved
Jan 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2010, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM