Vulnerability Description
Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 does not recognize a referrer policy delivered by a referrer META element in cases of context-menu navigation and middle-click navigation, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading web-server Referer logs that contain private data in a URL, as demonstrated by a private path component.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 37.0.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-49.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1113431
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-49.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1113431
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-2711?
CVE-2015-2711 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 does not recognize a referrer policy delivered by a referrer META element in cases of context-menu navigation and middle-click navigation, which allows remote attackers to ...
How severe is CVE-2015-2711?
CVE-2015-2711 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2015-2711?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Opensuse, Mozilla Firefox.