CVE-2015-2711

Mozilla: <meta name="referrer"> is ignored for navigations from the context menu and via a middle-click (MFSA 2015-49)

Published May 14, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2801 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2602-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM
Reserved
Mar 25, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 14, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 12, 2015, 12:00 AM