CVE-2009-3166

N/A Unknown
Published: September 15, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

token.cgi in Bugzilla 3.4rc1 through 3.4.1 places a password in a URL at the beginning of a login session that occurs immediately after a password reset, which allows context-dependent attackers to discover passwords by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2) web-server Referer logs, or (3) the browser history.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36718
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.0.8/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36372
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022902
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508189
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.0.8/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36372
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
58th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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