Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header
Published Apr 27, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.22%
Description
Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.6.0
- 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
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.2
- 4.2
- 4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01220) | 67.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01234) | 65.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 45.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 75.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 74.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 71.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00639) | 75.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0135.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079432.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079481.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079604.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=728639 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0135.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079432.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079481.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079604.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=728639 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
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