# CVE-2013-0786: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can discover private product names by exploiting error message differences in debug mode, requiring low-privilege access.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmv9-xrg2-ccmg

## What is CVE-2013-0786?

CVE-2013-0786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 24 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Bugzilla::Search::build_subselect function in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.6.13 and 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.10 generates different error messages for invalid product queries depending on whether a product exists, which allows remote attackers to discover private product names by using debug mode for a query.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0786?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Bugzilla.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-0786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-0786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2002-0007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0007/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-5123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5123/): Cross-site request forgery in Bugzilla (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0786 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-0786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, published on 24 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Bugzilla. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0786/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0786/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0786
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0786
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-0786

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