CVE-2004-1633 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 20 Feb 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Authenticated users can modify bug keywords without proper authorization checks, allowing unauthorized data modification in Bugzilla.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2004-1633?

CVE-2004-1633 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 20 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

process_bug.cgi in Bugzilla 2.9 through 2.18rc2 and 2.19 from CVS does not check edit permissions on the keywords field, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the keywords in a bug via the keywordaction parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1633?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1633?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1633 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2004-1633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-57h3-4hgq-6hc9.