Firefox 2.0 Password Manager Phishing Concern
November 23rd, 2006 by pamela
Internetnews.com has highlighted concerns that using Firefox 2.0s Password Manager function may not be as safe as you would hope. According to the site the offending bug has been known for nearly a fortnight but remains unpatched, leading to fears that in allowing a malicious page to auto-fill a form, sensitive information could be extracted from the browser.
Security researcher Robert Chapin uncovered the bug on November 12th, so it looks like Firefox will have to get their skates on to fix this problem before any users are hit hard.
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