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CVE-2015-2711

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…

Published May 14, 2015opensuseCWE-200EPSS 1.89%

Overview

CVE-2015-2711 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting opensuse opensuse. It was published on May 14, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from opensuse. Update opensuse to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.htmlRefwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-49.htmlRefwww.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/74611Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1113431Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.htmlRefwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-49.htmlRefwww.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2711?

CVE-2015-2711 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting opensuse opensuse. It was published on May 14, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-2711?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-2711?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from opensuse. Update opensuse to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-2711?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-2711 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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