CVE-2014-1572

Description

The confirm_create_account function in the account-creation feature in token.cgi in Bugzilla 2.x through 4.0.x before 4.0.15, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.11, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.6, and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 does not specify a scalar context for the realname parameter, which allows remote attackers to create accounts with unverified e-mail addresses by sending three realname values with realname=login_name as the second, as demonstrated by selecting an e-mail address with a domain name for which group privileges are automatically granted.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory bugzilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=40766
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:200 vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128578/Bugzilla-Account-Creation-XSS-Information-Leak.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1074812 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/20 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142524.html vendor advisory
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/2ihen0/new_class_of_vulnerability_in_perl_web/
http://blog.gerv.net/2014/10/new-class-of-vulnerability-in-perl-web-applications/
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0412.html
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/4.0.14/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-11 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141309.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141321.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030978 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1572?
CVE-2014-1572 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1572?
To fix CVE-2014-1572, 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-2014-1572 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1572 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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