CVE-2011-2978

N/A Unknown
Published: August 09, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Bugzilla 2.16rc1 through 2.22.7, 3.0.x through 3.3.x, 3.4.x before 3.4.12, 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.6, 3.7.x, 4.0.x before 4.0.2, and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 does not prevent changes to the confirmation e-mail address (aka old_email field) for e-mail change notifications, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform arbitrary address changes by leveraging an unattended workstation.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45501
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.4.11/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/74301
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/45501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.4.11/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2322
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/74301
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49042
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mozilla