Mozilla Bugzilla 3.0.0/3.0.1/3.1.0/3.1.1 WebService offer_account_by_email createemailregexp access control

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Bugzilla 3.0.0/3.0.1/3.1.0/3.1.1. This affects the function offer_account_by_email of the component WebService. The manipulation of the argument createemailregexp leads to access control.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-5038. No exploit is available.
You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla 3.0.0/3.0.1/3.1.0/3.1.1 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function offer_account_by_email of the component WebService. The manipulation of the argument createemailregexp with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The offer_account_by_email function in User.pm in the WebService for Bugzilla before 3.0.2, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2, does not check the value of the createemailregexp parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on account creation.
The bug was discovered 09/18/2007. The weakness was published 09/23/2007 by Max Kanat-Alexander as Bug tp://ww as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5038 since 09/23/2007. 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.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26213 (FreeBSD : bugzilla -- 'createmailregexp' security bypass vulnerability (f8d3689e-6770-11dc-8be8-02e0185f8d72)), 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 3.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36692), Tenable (26213), SecurityFocus (BID 25725†), OSVDB (37200†) and Secunia (SA26848†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6937, VDB-6938 and VDB-17920. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 26213
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : bugzilla -- 'createmailregexp' security bypass vulnerability (f8d3689e-6770-11dc-8be8-02e0185f8d72)
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OpenVAS ID: 58798
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: bugzilla
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Bugzilla 3.0.1
Timeline
09/18/2007 🔍09/18/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: Bug tp://ww
Researcher: Max Kanat-Alexander
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38915
X-Force: 36692
SecurityFocus: 25725 - Bugzilla User.PM Unauthorized Account Creation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 26848
OSVDB: 37200 - CVE-2007-5038 - Mozilla - Bugzilla - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018719
Vulnerability Center: 16774 - Mozilla Bugzilla WebService User.pm Vulnerability Allows Remote Unauthorized Accounts Creation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3200
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 12:18Updated: 07/30/2019 09:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (87), 07/30/2019 09:05 (4)
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