Mozilla Bugzilla 3.4/3.4.1 Browser History token.cgi credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Bugzilla 3.4/3.4.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file token.cgi of the component Browser History. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-3166. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla 3.4/3.4.1 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file token.cgi of the component Browser History. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

token.cgi in Bugzilla 3.4rc1 through 3.4.1 places a password in a URL at the beginning of a login session that occurs immediately after a password reset, which allows context-dependent attackers to discover passwords by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2) web-server Referer logs, or (3) the browser history.

The weakness was presented 09/15/2009 by Max Kanat-Alexander (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3166. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/27/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41007 (FreeBSD : bugzilla -- two SQL injections, sensitive data exposure (b9ec7fe3-a38a-11de-9c6b-003048818f40)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12298 (Mozilla Bugzilla WebService Function SQL Injection Vulnerabilities and URL Password Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (41007), SecurityFocus (BID 36372†), SecurityTracker (ID 1022902†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23544†). See VDB-50047 and VDB-50046 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Nessus ID: 41007
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : bugzilla -- two SQL injections, sensitive data exposure (b9ec7fe3-a38a-11de-9c6b-003048818f40)
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OpenVAS ID: 64916
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-9550 (bugzilla)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Max Kanat-Alexander
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50048
SecurityFocus: 36372 - Mozilla Bugzilla URL Password Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022902
Vulnerability Center: 23544 - Mozilla Bugzilla 3.4 Through 3.4.1 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 07/27/2024 23:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/15/2017 09:14 (10), 08/22/2021 16:55 (4), 08/22/2021 17:03 (1), 07/27/2024 23:52 (16)
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