CVE-2007-4538 Command injection in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 27 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Bugzilla servers via the email_in.pl script's From address option.

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

What is CVE-2007-4538?

CVE-2007-4538 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 27 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

email_in.pl in Bugzilla 2.23.4 through 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the -f (From address) option to the Email::Send::Sendmail function, probably involving shell metacharacters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4538?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2007-4538 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5qwc-vr8c-3fj4.