Mozilla Bugzilla up to 4.2 mod_perl xmlrpc.cgi cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 4.2. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file xmlrpc.cgi of the component mod_perl. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0453. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Bugzilla up to 4.2 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file xmlrpc.cgi of the component mod_perl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in xmlrpc.cgi in Bugzilla 4.0.2 through 4.0.4 and 4.1.1 through 4.2rc2, when mod_perl is used, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify the product s installation via the XML-RPC API.

The weakness was disclosed 02/24/2012 by Mario Gomes as Bug 725663 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0453 since 01/09/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58647 (FreeBSD : bugzilla Cross-Site Request Forgery (7f448dc1-82ca-11e1-b393-20cf30e32f6d)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD 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 (73410), Tenable (58647), SecurityFocus (BID 52135†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026737†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34606†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Nessus ID: 58647
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : bugzilla Cross-Site Request Forgery (7f448dc1-82ca-11e1-b393-20cf30e32f6d)
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OpenVAS ID: 71280
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: bugzilla
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03/12/2012 +17 days 🔍
04/10/2012 +29 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1077 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 725663
Researcher: Mario Gomes
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60332
X-Force: 73410
SecurityFocus: 52135 - Bugzilla CVE-2012-0453 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1026737
Vulnerability Center: 34606 - Bugzilla 4.0.2-4.0.4 and 4.1.1-4.2rc2 xmlrpc.cgi Cross-Site Request-Forgery Vulnerability, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/23/2024 17:53
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/10/2017 11:37 (11), 11/30/2021 11:01 (3), 12/23/2024 17:53 (15)
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