Description
The Private Internet Access Extension for Firefox contains an unguarded onAuthRequired authentication handler, leading to leakage of PIA proxy credentials when a user visits any malicious website that issues a Basic auth challenge. This issue was fixed in version 3.2.5, but reintroduced in later versions.
Scores
No CVSS score yet: neither the CNA, CISA nor NVD has scored this CVE. NVD status: Awaiting Analysis.
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- Not scored
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Not scored.
Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Affected products
Private Internet Access · Firefox extension
- affected 3.2.5 – ≤ 4.0.5
References (2)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .