Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.17.2 User Account improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.17.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component User Account. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3667. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 2.17.2 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component User Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The User.offer_account_by_email WebService method in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.4.13, 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.3, and 4.1.x through 4.1.3, when createemailregexp is not empty, does not properly handle user_can_create_account settings, which allows remote attackers to create user accounts by leveraging a token contained in an e-mail message.

The weakness was published 01/02/2012 by Max Kanat-Alexander as Bug 711714 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3667 since 09/23/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/28/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57591 (Fedora 16 : bugzilla-4.0.3-1.fc16 (2012-0301)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 X-Force (72042), Tenable (57591), SecurityFocus (BID 51213†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34187†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2129, VDB-59867, VDB-59866 and VDB-59864. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 57591
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : bugzilla-4.0.3-1.fc16 (2012-0301)
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OpenVAS ID: 70581
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: bugzilla
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Timelineinfo

09/23/2011 🔍
12/30/2011 +98 days 🔍
01/02/2012 +3 days 🔍
01/02/2012 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2012 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2012 +7 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1169 days 🔍
11/28/2021 +2442 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 711714
Researcher: Max Kanat-Alexander
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3667 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3667
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59865
X-Force: 72042
SecurityFocus: 51213 - Bugzilla Cross Site Scripting and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 34187 - Mozilla Bugzilla 2.x, 3.x and 4.x Allows Remote Attackers to Create User Accounts, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/28/2021 16:04
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/09/2017 13:17 (11), 11/28/2021 16:04 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:BA1:103

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