CVE-2007-0792

critical

Description

The mod_perl initialization script in Bugzilla 2.23.3 does not set the Bugzilla Apache configuration to allow .htaccess permissions to override file permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain the database username and password via a direct request for the localconfig file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32252

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0477

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22380

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459025/100/0/threaded

http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.20.3/

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017585

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2222

http://osvdb.org/35862

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-02-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00833