Bugzilla before 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to (1) spoof a user comment via an HTTP…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Bugzilla before 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to (1) spoof a user comment via an HTTP request to process_bug.cgi using the "who" parameter, instead of the Bugzilla_login cookie, or (2) post a bug as another user by modifying the reporter parameter to enter_bug.cgi, which is passed to post_bug.cgi.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01855 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:001 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:001 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xg4h-4wcx-6x7v
References
Advisory 4
More Mozilla Bugzilla vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00709 Buffer overflow in LHA allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00948 SQL injection vulnerability in Bugzilla 2.16.3 and earlier, and 2.17.1 through 2.17.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00947 SQL injection vulnerability in collectstats.pl for Bugzilla 2.16.3 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00007 CGI.pl in Bugzilla before 2.14.1, when using LDAP, allows remote attackers to obtain an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-04231 Directory traversal vulnerability in importxml.pl in Bugzilla before 2.22.5, and 3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2018-03689 Cross-site request forgery in Mozilla Bugzilla CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2002-0008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xg4h-4wcx-6x7v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-0008 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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