SB2012111603 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Bugzilla 

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SB2012111603 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Bugzilla

Published: November 16, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012111603
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4189)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Bugzilla 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1,. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4198)

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.

The User.get method in Bugzilla/WebService/User.pm in Bugzilla 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1 has a different outcome for a groups request depending on whether a group exists, which allows remote authenticated users to discover private group names by observing whether a call throws an error.


3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4199)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

template/en/default/bug/field-events.js.tmpl in Bugzilla 3.x before 3.6.12, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1 generates JavaScript function calls containing private product names or private component names in certain circumstances involving custom-field visibility control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading HTML source code.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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