Improper authentication in BrowserID
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The BrowserID (Mozilla Persona) module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users via the audience identifier.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03294 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BrowserID (BrowserID): 7.x-1.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrowserID | BrowserID | 7.x-1 to before 7.x-1.3 | 7.x-1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- BrowserID VendorBrowserID Affected 7.x-1 to before 7.x-1.3 Fixed in 7.x-1.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:browserid_project:browserid:7.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* | 7.x-1.0 | Vulnerable | Browserid Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:browserid_project:browserid:7.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* | 7.x-1.1 | Vulnerable | Browserid Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:browserid_project:browserid:7.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* | 7.x-1.2 | Vulnerable | Browserid Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:browserid_project:browserid:7.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* Versions 7.x-1.0 Vulnerable ·Browserid Project
- cpe:2.3:a:browserid_project:browserid:7.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* Versions 7.x-1.1 Vulnerable ·Browserid Project
- cpe:2.3:a:browserid_project:browserid:7.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* Versions 7.x-1.2 Vulnerable ·Browserid Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA BrowserID (BrowserID) Fixed in 7.x-1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w956-4fqq-pmv6
References
More Browserid Project Browserid vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-02345 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the BrowserID (Mozilla Persona) module… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-2714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w956-4fqq-pmv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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