MEDIUM
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11, 3.0b2, and possibly earlier versions, when prompting for HTTP Basic Authentication, displays the site requesting the authentication after the Realm text, which might make it easier for remote HTTP servers to conduct phishing and spoofing attacks
Published Jan 18, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.81%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11, 3.0b2, and possibly earlier versions, when prompting for HTTP Basic Authentication, displays the site requesting the authentication after the Realm text, which might make it easier for remote HTTP servers to conduct phishing and spoofing attacks.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.81% 0.01811
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01811
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 77.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 75.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00645) | 68.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 74.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00578) | 78.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 73.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 70.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 66.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/02/YetAnotherDialogSpoofingFirefoxBasicAuthentication.aspx x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/05/FirefoxDialogSpoofingFAQ.aspx x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/01/04/basicauth-dialog-realm-value-spoofing/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485732/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485738/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27111 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=244273 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/02/YetAnotherDialogSpoofingFirefoxBasicAuthentication.aspx | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/05/FirefoxDialogSpoofingFAQ.aspx | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/01/04/basicauth-dialog-realm-value-spoofing/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485732/100/200/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485738/100/200/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27111 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=244273 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0367
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a