medium
5.8
CWE
264
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2008-7293

First published: Tue Aug 09 2011(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 4 cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox=4.0-beta6
Firefox=4.0-beta1
Firefox=3.6.2
Firefox=2.0.0.12
Firefox=3.5.18
Firefox=1.5-beta2
Firefox=3.0.17
Firefox=3.5.3
Firefox=3.0.7
Firefox=1.5.2
Firefox=3.0.9
Firefox=1.5.0.6
Firefox=3.6.3
Firefox=4.0-beta9
Firefox=2.0.0.2
Firefox=1.5.0.10
Firefox=1.5.0.3
Firefox=4.0-beta5
Firefox=4.0-beta8
Firefox=3.5.6
Firefox=3.0.8
Firefox=1.5.0.11
Firefox=1.5.4
Firefox=1.0.2
Firefox=3.5
Firefox=3.5.5
Firefox=3.0.4
Firefox=1.5-beta1
Firefox=3.5.9
Firefox=3.5.4
Firefox=3.5.7
Firefox=3.0.5
Firefox=3.5.11
Firefox=1.5
Firefox=3.5.14
Firefox=1.0.4
Firefox=3.6.15
Firefox=2.0.0.7
Firefox=1.0.7
Firefox=3.5.10
Firefox=3.5.1
Firefox=4.0-beta3
Firefox=2.0.0.9
Firefox=3.0.14
Firefox=3.5.2
Firefox=3.6.17
Firefox=2.0.0.16
Firefox=3.6.11
Firefox=1.5.6
Firefox=2.0.0.17
Firefox=3.6.8
Firefox=2.0.0.15
Firefox<=4.0
Firefox=4.0-beta2
Firefox=4.0-beta4
Firefox=3.0.10
Firefox=4.0-beta10
Firefox=3.6.9
Firefox=3.6.14
Firefox=3.0.12
Firefox=1.0
Firefox=3.0.3
Firefox=1.5.0.7
Firefox=3.6.12
Firefox=2.0
Firefox=1.0.1
Firefox=3.5.17
Firefox=2.0.0.14
Firefox=3.0.6
Firefox=3.0.15
Firefox=1.5.0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.3
Firefox=3.5.12
Firefox=1.5.0.9
Firefox=3.6.6
Firefox=1.5.0.5
Firefox=1.5.7
Firefox=1.5.0.12
Firefox=2.0.0.6
Firefox=3.0
Firefox=2.0.0.11
Firefox=1.5.0.2
Firefox=3.6.16
Firefox=1.0.3
Firefox=3.0.1
Firefox=2.0.0.4
Firefox=1.5.1
Firefox=3.6.10
Firefox=2.0.0.13
Firefox=2.0.0.18
Firefox=3.5.13
Firefox=2.0.0.1
Firefox=3.0.2
Firefox=3.5.19
Firefox=3.5.8
Firefox=3.6.7
Firefox=1.5.5
Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Firefox=3.6.4
Firefox=3.5.15
Firefox=3.6
Firefox=2.0.0.20
Firefox=2.0.0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.19
Firefox=1.5.8
Firefox=3.6.13
Firefox=4.0-beta11
Firefox=1.5.3
Firefox=4.0-beta7
Firefox=1.5.0.4
Firefox=1.5.0.1
Firefox=3.0.13
Firefox=3.5.16
Firefox=1.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.10
Firefox=1.0.6
Firefox=3.0.16
Firefox=1.0.8
Firefox=3.0.11

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660053

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-7293?

    CVE-2008-7293 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it allows man-in-the-middle attacks to manipulate cookies.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-7293?

    To fix CVE-2008-7293, upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 4 or later, which properly implements HTTP Strict Transport Security.

  • What versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2008-7293?

    CVE-2008-7293 affects all versions of Mozilla Firefox prior to version 4.0.

  • What type of attack can exploit CVE-2008-7293?

    CVE-2008-7293 can be exploited through man-in-the-middle attacks that overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2008-7293 if I cannot update Firefox?

    A workaround for CVE-2008-7293 includes using browser settings to block third-party cookies, but the best solution is to update to a secure version.

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