CVE-2012-4197 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read attachment descriptions from private bugs in Bugzilla via an obsolete parameter, exposing sensitive data.

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-2012-4197?

CVE-2012-4197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 16 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Bugzilla/Attachment.pm in attachment.cgi in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.6.12, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1 allows remote attackers to read attachment descriptions from private bugs via an obsolete=1 insert action.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4197?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Bugzilla.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-4197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Bugzilla vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gw4x-3jgm-3945.

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