CVE-2007-5038

Public Exploit

Description

The offer_account_by_email function in User.pm in the WebService for Bugzilla before 3.0.2, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2, does not check the value of the createemailregexp parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on account creation.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.82% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-229.shtml vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395632 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3200 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480077/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=299981
http://secunia.com/advisories/26969 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018719 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26848 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36692 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25725 vdb entry
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.0.1/ patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5038?
CVE-2007-5038 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5038?
To fix CVE-2007-5038, 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-2007-5038 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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