Description
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 mishandles changes from 'INPUT type="password"' to 'INPUT type="text"' within a single Session Manager session, which might allow attackers to discover cleartext passwords by reading a session restoration file.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-6211 | Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 mishandles changes from 'INPUT type="password"' to 'INPUT type="text"' within a single Session Manager session, which might allow attackers to discover cleartext passwords by reading a session restoration file. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3044-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:49.042Z
Reserved: 2016-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-5260
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-05T01:59:16.033
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-5260
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN