Information disclosure in Bugzilla - CVE-2012-4198
Published: November 16, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43338
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4198
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Bugzilla
Bugzilla
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-4198
Install update from vendor's website.