CVE-2011-3667 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can create user accounts by exploiting a token in email messages when specific configuration settings are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-3667?
CVE-2011-3667 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 2 Jan 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The User.offer_account_by_email WebService method in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.4.13, 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.3, and 4.1.x through 4.1.3, when createemailregexp is not empty, does not properly handle user_can_create_account settings, which allows remote attackers to create user accounts by leveraging a token contained in an e-mail message.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3667?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3667?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3667 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-2011-3667 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3667 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Bugzilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j234-73mf-fxmv.