Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.17.7 Error Message action cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Bugzilla. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Error Message Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument action results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-1061. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla (Bug Tracking Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument action 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bugzilla before 2.18, including 2.16.x before 2.16.11, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via forced error messages, as demonstrated using the action parameter.

The bug was discovered 01/04/2005. The weakness was released 01/04/2005 by Michael Krax (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1061 since 11/23/2004. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19041 (FreeBSD : bugzilla -- XSS vulnerability (97c3a452-6e36-11d9-8324-000a95bc6fae)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.18 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18728), Tenable (19041), SecurityFocus (BID 12154†), OSVDB (12699†) and Secunia (SA13701†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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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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Nessus ID: 19041
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : bugzilla -- XSS vulnerability (97c3a452-6e36-11d9-8324-000a95bc6fae)
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OpenVAS ID: 52209
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: bugzilla, ja-bugzilla
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bugzilla 2.18

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11/23/2004 🔍
01/04/2005 +42 days 🔍
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01/23/2005 +19 days 🔍
01/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +170 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3527 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Michael Krax
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23631
X-Force: 18728
SecurityFocus: 12154 - Bugzilla Internal Error Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 13701
OSVDB: 12699 - Bugzilla - Internal Error - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6880 - Bugzilla Arbitrary HTML Injection Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 06/05/2019 12:09
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (76), 06/05/2019 12:09 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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