Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.14 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.14. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1402. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.14 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Bugzilla before 2.14 does not properly escape untrusted parameters, which could allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via cross-site scripting (CSS) and possibly SQL injection attacks on (1) the product or output form variables for reports.cgi, (2) the voteon, bug_id, and user variables for showvotes.cgi, (3) an invalid email address in createaccount.cgi, (4) an invalid ID in showdependencytree.cgi, (5) invalid usernames and other fields in process_bug.cgi, and (6) error messages in buglist.cgi.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2001. The weakness was published 09/10/2001 by David Miller (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1402. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86213 (Mozilla Bugzilla showvotes.cgi Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7063), SecurityFocus (BID 3264†), OSVDB (6376†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7538†). Similar entries are available at VDB-17339, VDB-17341, VDB-17342 and VDB-17343. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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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 2.14

Timelineinfo

08/14/2001 🔍
08/29/2001 +15 days 🔍
09/10/2001 +12 days 🔍
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09/10/2001 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2005 +1309 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3375 days 🔍
09/25/2025 +4097 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: David Miller
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17340
X-Force: 7063
SecurityFocus: 3264 - Bugzilla showvotes.cgi Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6376 - Bugzilla buglist.cgi DisplayError() Function XSS
Vulnerability Center: 7538 - Multiple XSS in Bugzilla Prior to Version 2.14, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 01:36
Updated: 09/25/2025 16:51
Changes: 07/09/2014 01:36 (59), 05/31/2019 10:43 (6), 09/25/2025 16:51 (20)
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