BugZilla ShowVotes.CGI Restricted Bug Comments Revealing Vulnerability

BID:3268

Info

BugZilla ShowVotes.CGI Restricted Bug Comments Revealing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3268
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 29 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 29 2001 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was announced in a Bugzilla Security Advisory dated August 29, 2001.
Vulnerable: Mozilla Bugzilla 2.12
Mozilla Bugzilla 2.10
Mozilla Bugzilla 2.8
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Bugzilla 2.14
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 7.0

Discussion

BugZilla ShowVotes.CGI Restricted Bug Comments Revealing Vulnerability

Bugzilla is the bug tracking software package by the Mozilla project.

It is possible for a remote user to gain access to sensitive bug information through the show_activity.cgi interface. Upon finding a bug that is displayed as restricted through the show_bug.cgi interface, the user may request the bug id through the showvotes.cgi script, which will render the full comments of the bug.

Solution / Fix

BugZilla ShowVotes.CGI Restricted Bug Comments Revealing Vulnerability

Solution:
Update available:


Mozilla Bugzilla 2.10

Mozilla Bugzilla 2.12

Mozilla Bugzilla 2.8

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