81262 : Bugzilla X-FORWARDED-FOR Header Validation Password Lockout Bypass Brute Force Weakness
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-02-18

Description

Bugzilla contains a flaw related to authentication management. The issue is due to the application not validating X-FORWARDED-FOR headers of authentication requests. This may allow a remote attacker to bypass the lockout policy and potentially conduct a brute-force discovery of valid user passwords.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.6.9, 4.0.6 or 4.2.1 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Mozilla Organization	Bugzilla	3.5.3
		3.6rc1
		3.6
		3.6.1
		3.6.2
		3.6.3
		3.6.4
		3.6.5
		3.6.6
		3.6.7
		3.6.8
		3.7.1
		3.7.2
		3.7.3
		4.0rc1
		4.0rc2
		4.0
		4.0.1
		4.0.2
		4.0.3
		4.0.4
		4.0.5
		4.1.1
		4.1.2
		4.1.3
		4.2rc1
		4.2rc2
		4.2

References

CVE ID: 2012-0465 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48835
Mail List Post: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079432.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079481.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079604.html
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111992/Bugzilla-Unauthorized-Access-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Vendor URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=728639

Credit

Soroush Dalili

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-04-30 | Disagree?

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