Bugzilla process_bug.cgi script cross-site scripting
| bugzilla-processbug-xss (10485) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Bugzilla is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input by the process_bug.cgi script. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within various Bugzilla form fields, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser in the security context of the hosting site, once the form is submitted.
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.10
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.12
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.14
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.4
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.6
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.8
- RedHat, Linux Powertools 7.0
- RedHat, Linux Powertools 7.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Bugzilla (2.14 or later), as listed in Bugzilla Security Advisory dated August 30th, 2001. See References.
For Red Hat Powertools 7.0 and 7.1:
Upgrade to the latest version of Bugzilla (2.14-1 or later), as listed in RHSA-2001:107-07. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 29 2001 - 17:55:42 CDT , Security Advisory for Bugzilla v2.13 and older at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0402.html.
- Bugzilla bug pages, Bug 87701 - Invalid username in bug changes echoed back without being escaped at http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/long_list.cgi?buglist=87701.
- Bugzilla Home page, Bugzilla Project Home Page at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/.
- CVE-2001-1402: Bugzilla before 2.14 does not properly escape untrusted parameters, which could allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via cross-site scripting (CSS) and possibly SQL injection attacks on (1) the product or output form variables for reports.cgi, (2) the voteon, bug_id, and user variables for showvotes.cgi, (3) an invalid email address in createaccount.cgi, (4) an invalid ID in showdependencytree.cgi, (5) invalid usernames and other fields in process_bug.cgi, and (6) error messages in buglist.cgi.
- RHSA-2001-107: New bugzilla packages are available
Reported:
Aug 21, 2002
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