Mozilla Bonsai 1.3 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Bonsai 1.3. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0155. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Bonsai 1.3 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

bonsai Mozilla CVS query tool allows remote attackers to gain access to the parameters page without authentication.

The weakness was published 04/02/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0155 since 03/19/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11440 (Mozilla Bonsai Mutiple Flaws (Auth Bypass, XSS, Cmd Exec, PD)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11160 (Mozilla Bonsai Parameters Page Unauthenticated Access Weakness).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11646), Tenable (11440), SecurityFocus (BID 7163†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3013†). Similar entries are available at VDB-20313 and VDB-20314. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 11440
Nessus Name: Mozilla Bonsai Mutiple Flaws (Auth Bypass, XSS, Cmd Exec, PD)
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OpenVAS ID: 53336
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 265-1 (bonsai)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/01/2003 🔍
03/19/2003 +77 days 🔍
03/21/2003 +2 days 🔍
03/22/2003 +1 days 🔍
04/02/2003 +11 days 🔍
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11/26/2003 +238 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +3908 days 🔍
08/24/2025 +4034 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20315
X-Force: 11646
SecurityFocus: 7163 - Mozilla Bonsai Parameters Page Unauthenticated Access Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 3013 - Mozilla Bonsai 1.3 Allows Unauthorized Access to the Parameters Page, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:38
Updated: 08/24/2025 06:57
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:38 (66), 05/17/2019 10:35 (4), 08/24/2025 06:57 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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