CVE-2011-2978

Description

Bugzilla 2.16rc1 through 2.22.7, 3.0.x through 3.3.x, 3.4.x before 3.4.12, 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.6, 3.7.x, 4.0.x before 4.0.2, and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 does not prevent changes to the confirmation e-mail address (aka old_email field) for e-mail change notifications, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform arbitrary address changes by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory bugzilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/74301 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/45501 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69036 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670868 patch
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.4.11/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2322 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49042 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2978?
CVE-2011-2978 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2978?
To fix CVE-2011-2978, 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-2011-2978 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2978 is being actively exploited. 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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