Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0013 - LocalConfig Backup File Disclosure vulnerability in Bugzilla
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
The default .htaccess scripts for Bugzilla 2.14.x before 2.14.5, 2.16.x before 2.16.2, and 2.17.x before 2.17.3 do not include filenames for backup copies of the localconfig file that are made from editors such as vi and Emacs, which could allow remote attackers to obtain a database password by directly accessing the backup file.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 9 |
Nessus
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id BUGZILLA_VULNS.NASL description According to its version number, the remote Bugzilla bug tracking system is vulnerable to various flaws, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and arbitrary command execution. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 11463 published 2003-03-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/11463 title Bugzilla < 2.14.2 / 2.16rc2 / 2.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, ID, Cmd Exe) NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-230.NASL description Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bugzilla, a web-based bug tracking system, by its authors. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project identifies the following vulnerabilities : CAN-2003-0012 (BugTraq ID 6502) The provided data collection script intended to be run as a nightly cron job changes the permissions of the data/mining directory to be world-writable every time it runs. This would enable local users to alter or delete the collected data. CAN-2003-0013 (BugTraq ID 6501) The default .htaccess scripts provided by checksetup.pl do not block access to backups of the localconfig file that might be created by editors such as vi or emacs (typically these will have a .swp or ~ suffix). This allows an end user to download one of the backup copies and potentially obtain your database password. This does not affect the Debian installation because there is no .htaccess as all data file aren last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 15067 published 2004-09-29 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15067 title Debian DSA-230-1 : bugzilla - insecure permissions, spurious backup files