Bugzilla account security bypass
| bugzilla-account-sec-bypass (69036) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Bugzilla could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error in a user-modifiable field. An attacker with access to another another's session could exploit this vulnerability to modify the victim's email address.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Bugzilla (3.4.12, 3.6.6, or 4.1.3 or later), available from the Bugzilla Web site. See References.
References:
- Bugzilla Web site: 4.1.2, 4.0.1, 3.6.5, and 3.4.11 Security Advisory.
- BID-49042: Bugzilla Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2011-2978: Bugzilla 2.16rc1 through 2.22.7, 3.0.x through 3.3.x, 3.4.x before 3.4.12, 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.6, 3.7.x, 4.0.x before 4.0.2, and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 does not prevent changes to the confirmation e-mail address (aka old_email field) for e-mail change notifications, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform arbitrary address changes by leveraging an unattended workstation.
- DSA-2322: bugzilla -- several vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 74301: Bugzilla Account Email Change Notification Weakness
- SA45501: Bugzilla Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.5.1
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.5.2
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.5.3
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.6.0
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.6.1
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.6.2
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.6.3
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.7.1
- Mozilla Bugzilla 3.7.2
- Mozilla Bugzilla 4.0 rc1
- Mozilla Bugzilla 4.0
Reported:
Aug 04, 2011
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