Mozilla Bugzilla 2.4/2.6/2.8/2.10 HTTP Request globals.pl Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla 2.4/2.6/2.8/2.10 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file globals.pl of the component HTTP Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0330. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Bugzilla 2.4/2.6/2.8/2.10 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file globals.pl of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

bugzilla 2.10 allows remote attackers to access sensitive information including the database username and password via an http request for the globals.pl file which is normally returned by the web server without being executed.

The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2001 by Dave Aitel (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0330. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10342 (Mozilla Bugzilla Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2073.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6489), SecurityFocus (BID 2671†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4302†). The entry VDB-16831 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bugzilla 2.12

Snort ID: 2073
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP globals.pl access
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Suricata ID: 2102073
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Timelineinfo

04/30/2001 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Dave Aitel
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16832
X-Force: 6489
SecurityFocus: 2671 - Bugzilla Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4302 - Information Disclosure in Bugzilla 2.10, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 16:15
Updated: 10/07/2025 10:14
Changes: 07/04/2014 16:15 (67), 05/21/2019 16:20 (4), 10/07/2025 10:14 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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