Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.14 describecomponents.cgi Bug ID privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.14. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file process_bug.cgi/show_activity.cgi/showvotes.cgi/showdependencytree.cgi/showdependencygraph.cgi/showattachment.cgi/describecomponents.cgi. The manipulation of the argument Bug ID leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1401. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.14 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file process_bug.cgi/show_activity.cgi/showvotes.cgi/showdependencytree.cgi/showdependencygraph.cgi/showattachment.cgi/describecomponents.cgi. The manipulation of the argument Bug ID with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Bugzilla before 2.14 does not properly restrict access to confidential bugs, which could allow Bugzilla users to bypass viewing permissions via modified bug id parameters in (1) process_bug.cgi, (2) show_activity.cgi, (3) showvotes.cgi, (4) showdependencytree.cgi, (5) showdependencygraph.cgi, (6) showattachment.cgi, or (7) describecomponents.cgi.

The weakness was shared 09/10/2001 by David Miller (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1401. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86207 (Mozilla BugZilla ShowDependencyTree.cgi Restricted Bug Comments Revealing Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7070), SecurityFocus (BID 3262†), OSVDB (6371†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9321†). The entries VDB-17340, VDB-17341, VDB-17342 and VDB-17343 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bugzilla 2.14

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08/29/2001 🔍
09/10/2001 +12 days 🔍
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10/03/2005 +1484 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3200 days 🔍
09/25/2025 +4097 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: David Miller
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17339
X-Force: 7070
SecurityFocus: 3262 - Bugzilla describecomponents.cgi Arbitrary Bug Viewing Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6371 - Bugzilla process_bug.cgi Bug ID Variable Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 9321 - Bugzilla < 2.14 Arbitrary Bug Viewing via Modified Bug ID to Multiple Scripts, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 01:33
Updated: 09/25/2025 16:51
Changes: 07/09/2014 01:33 (59), 06/09/2019 21:47 (6), 09/25/2025 16:51 (20)
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