Bugzilla userprefs.cgi could allow an attacker to change their groupset
| bugzilla-userprefs-change-groupset (7809) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
A vulnerability in the userprefs.cgi script in Bugzilla could allow a remote attacker to change their groupset. If a remote attacker places single quotes (') in the mybugslink variable in the userprefs.cgi form, the attacker can change their groupset and view information in other groups.
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 (2.14.1 or later), as listed in Bugzilla Security Advisory dated January 5th, 2002. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jan 06 2002 - 05:34:01 CST, Inproper input validation in Bugzilla <=2.14 - exploit at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0052.html.
- Bugzilla Security Advisory Jan 5th, 2002, Bugzilla 2.14.1 Released! at http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.14.1/.
- Bugzilla Web site, Bugzilla 2.14.1 Release Notes at http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/2.14.1/release-notes.html.
- Bugzilla Web site, Bugzilla Bug 108822 [security] Any user can change their groupset! at http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108822.
- BID-3801: BugZilla BugList.CGI SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability
- BID-3802: BugZilla UserPrefs.CGI Groupset Form Element Manipulation Vulnerability
- BID-3804: BugZilla BugList.CGI HTML Form SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability
- BID-3805: BugZilla LongList.CGI SQL Query Manipulation Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0010: Bugzilla before 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL code and create files or gain privileges via (1) the sql parameter in buglist.cgi, (2) invalid field names from the boolean chart query in buglist.cgi, (3) the mybugslink parameter in userprefs.cgi, (4) a malformed bug ID in the buglist parameter in long_list.cgi, and (5) the value parameter in editusers.cgi, which allows groupset privileges to be modified by attackers with blessgroupset privileges.
- RHSA-2002-001: Updated bugzilla packages available
Reported:
Jan 05, 2002
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