Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.19.3 process_bug.cgi flag::validate information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.19.3. This impacts the function flag::validate of the file process_bug.cgi. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-2173. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.19.3 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function flag::validate of the file process_bug.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Flag::validate and Flag::modify functions in Bugzilla 2.17.1 to 2.18.1 and 2.19.1 to 2.19.3 do not verify that the flag ID is appropriate for the given bug or attachment ID, which allows users to change flags on arbitrary bugs and obtain a bug summary via process_bug.cgi.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2005. The weakness was published 07/08/2005 as Bug 293159 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2173 since 07/08/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19199 (GLSA-200507-12 : Bugzilla: Unauthorized access and information disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21316), Tenable (19199), SecurityFocus (BID 14198†), OSVDB (17800†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014428†). Similar entry is available at VDB-25706. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 19199
Nessus Name: GLSA-200507-12 : Bugzilla: Unauthorized access and information disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 54208
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: bugzilla, ja-bugzilla
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 293159
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25705
X-Force: 21316
SecurityFocus: 14198 - Bugzilla Unauthorized Flag Change Access Validation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17800 - Bugzilla - Unauthorized Flag Change Access Validation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1014428
Vulnerability Center: 8525 - Mozilla Bugzilla Information Disclosure Enables Access to Private Bugs, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/02/2019 22:37
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (75), 06/02/2019 22:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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