CVE-2012-1969 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can view private attachment descriptions in public comments due to missing access checks in Bugzilla.
- 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-2012-1969?
CVE-2012-1969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 28 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The get_attachment_link function in Template.pm in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.6.10, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.7, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.2, and 4.3.x before 4.3.2 does not check whether an attachment is private before presenting the attachment description within a public comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive description information by reading a comment.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1969?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1969?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Bugzilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjf6-f5hw-69vh.