Improper input validation in Mozilla Bugzilla
CVE-2015-4499
Util.pm in Bugzilla 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.15, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.10, and 5.x before 5.0.1 mishandles long e-mail addresses during account registration, which allows remote attackers to obtain the default privileges for an arbitrary domain name by placing that name in a substring of an address, as demonstrated by truncation of an @mozilla.com.example.com address to an @mozilla.com address.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mozilla Bugzilla — versions 2.0, 2.2, 2.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@mozilla.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-4499?
- CVE-2015-4499 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2015-09-14.
- Is CVE-2015-4499 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.