Advisories » Netscape Passcard Manager Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Release Date:	28/11/2006	Severity:	Less Critical
SecWatch Advisory:	SWID1016287	Cause:	Not specified
Solution Status:	Unpatched	Impact:	Disclosure of user information
Exploit Status:	None Available	Access Vector:	From remote

Affected Software:	Netscape 8.x

CVE:	CVE-2006-6077
Secunia:	SA23108

Description:

A vulnerability in Netscape has been reported, which can be exploited by remote users to conduct phishing attacks.

The vulnerability is caused due to the Passcard Manager not properly checking the URL before filling in saved user credentials. This may be exploited to steal user credentials via malicious forms in the same domain.

Successful exploitation requires that the "Automatically Fill Passcard" or "Automatically Log In" option is set in the preferences.

Affected:

Netscape version 8.1.2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:

There was no vendor-supplied solution at the time of entry.

Disable the "Automatically Fill Passcard" or "Automatically Log In" option in the preferences of Passcard Manager and always check the URL before invoking it.

Credits:

Unknown