CVE-2007-0792 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The mod_perl initialization script in Bugzilla 2.23.3 does not set the Bugzilla Apache configuration to allow .htaccess permissions to override file permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain the database username and password via a direct request for the localconfig file.

Published: 2007-02-06

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0789	The mod_perl initialization script in Bugzilla 2.23.3 does not set the Bugzilla Apache configuration to allow .htaccess permissions to override file permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain the database username and password via a direct request for the localconfig file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00962.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/35862
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2222
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017585
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.20.3/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459025/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22380
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0477
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32252

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Bugzilla

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-06T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:20.387Z

Reserved: 2007-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0792

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-06T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0792

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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