CVE-2007-4539

Public Exploit

Description

The WebService (XML-RPC) interface in Bugzilla 2.23.3 through 3.0.0 does not enforce permissions for the time-tracking fields of bugs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via certain XML-RPC requests, as demonstrated by the (1) Deadline and (2) Estimated Time fields.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-18.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477630/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36244 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26971 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2977 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382056
http://secunia.com/advisories/26584 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/37202 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018604 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25425 patch vdb entry exploit
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.20.4/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4539?
CVE-2007-4539 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4539?
To fix CVE-2007-4539, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4539 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4539 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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