VDB-10853 · CVE-2013-1742 · BID 63204

Mozilla Bugzilla up to 4.4 editflagtypes.cgi cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 4.4 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file editflagtypes.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in editflagtypes.cgi in Bugzilla 2.x, 3.x, and 4.0.x before 4.0.11; 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.7; and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id or (2) sortkey parameter.

The weakness was presented 10/17/2013 by Mateusz Goik, Frédéric Buclin and David Lawrence as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1742 since 02/13/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 45 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70720 (Bugzilla < 4.0.11 / 4.2.7 / 4.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 4.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70720). See 10851, 10852 and 10854 for similar entries.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 70720
Nessus Name: Bugzilla < 4.0.11 / 4.2.7 / 4.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 867035
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for bugzilla FEDORA-2013-19458
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bugzilla 4.4.1

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02/13/2013 🔍
09/02/2013 +201 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Mateusz Goik, Frédéric Buclin, David Lawrence
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1742 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 42043 - Bugzilla 4.0-4.4 Remote XSS Vulnerability in editflagtypes.cgi, Medium
SecurityFocus: 63204 - Bugzilla 'editflagtypes.cgi' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 55311 - Bugzilla Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 98681

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2013 10:19
Updated: 05/31/2021 14:20
Changes: 10/21/2013 10:19 (75), 09/03/2017 14:53 (9), 05/31/2021 14:20 (3)
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Committer: olku

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