CVE-2007-5038 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass account creation restrictions in Bugzilla by exploiting a missing parameter check, potentially leading to unauthorized account creation.
- 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-2007-5038?
CVE-2007-5038 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 24 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The offer_account_by_email function in User.pm in the WebService for Bugzilla before 3.0.2, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2, does not check the value of the createemailregexp parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on account creation.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2007-5038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Bugzilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwm5-27p4-hp3w.