The confirm_create_account function in the account-creation feature in token.cgi in Bugzilla 2.x through 4.0.x before 4.0.15, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.11, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.6, and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 does not specify a scalar context for the realname parameter, which allows remote attackers to create accounts with unverified e-mail addresses by sending three realname values with realname=login_name as the second, as demonstrated by selecting an e-mail address with a domain name for which group privileges are automatically granted
Published Oct 13, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.84%
Description
The confirm_create_account function in the account-creation feature in token.cgi in Bugzilla 2.x through 4.0.x before 4.0.15, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.11, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.6, and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 does not specify a scalar context for the realname parameter, which allows remote attackers to create accounts with unverified e-mail addresses by sending three realname values with realname=login_name as the second, as demonstrated by selecting an e-mail address with a domain name for which group privileges are automatically granted.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 19
- 20
- 21
Configuration 2
- 2.0
- 2.2
- 2.4
- 2.6
- 2.8
- 2.9
- 2.10
- 2.12
- 2.14
- 2.14.1
- 2.14.2
- 2.14.3
- 2.14.4
- 2.14.5
- 2.16
- 2.16
- 2.16
- 2.16.1
- 2.16.2
- 2.16.3
- 2.16.4
- 2.16.5
- 2.16.6
- 2.16.7
- 2.16.8
- 2.16.9
- 2.16.10
- 2.16.11
- 2.16_rc2
- 2.17
- 2.17.1
- 2.17.2
- 2.17.3
- 2.17.4
- 2.17.5
- 2.17.6
- 2.17.7
- 2.18
- 2.18
- 2.18
- 2.18
- 2.18.1
- 2.18.2
- 2.18.3
- 2.18.4
- 2.18.5
- 2.18.6
- 2.18.6\+
- 2.18.7
- 2.18.8
- 2.18.9
- 2.19
- 2.19.1
- 2.19.2
- 2.19.3
- 2.20
- 2.20
- 2.20
- 2.20.1
- 2.20.2
- 2.20.3
- 2.20.4
- 2.20.5
- 2.20.6
- 2.20.7
- 2.21
- 2.21.1
- 2.21.2
- 2.21.2
- 2.22
- 2.22
- 2.22.1
- 2.22.2
- 2.22.3
- 2.22.4
- 2.22.5
- 2.22.6
- 2.22.7
- 2.23
- 2.23.1
- 2.23.2
- 2.23.3
- 2.23.4
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0_rc1
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 3.4.5
- 3.4.6
- 3.4.7
- 3.4.8
- 3.4.9
- 3.4.10
- 3.4.11
- 3.4.12
- 3.4.13
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.6
- 3.6
- 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
- 3.6.9
- 3.6.10
- 3.6.11
- 3.6.12
- 3.6.13
- 3.7
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.2
- 3.7.3
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.14
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.2
- 4.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.6
- 4.2.7
- 4.2.8
- 4.2.9
- 4.2.10
- 4.3
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.4
- 4.4
- 4.4
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 4.4.5
- 4.5
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.4
- 4.5.5
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 78.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 76.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 77.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.26% (0.02261) | 74.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 77.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 85.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 85.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 83.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0412.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://blog.gerv.net/2014/10/new-class-of-vulnerability-in-perl-web-applications/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142524.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141309.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141321.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/20 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128578/Bugzilla-Account-Creation-XSS-Information-Leak.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.bugzilla.org/security/4.0.14/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:200 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=40766 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/2ihen0/new_class_of_vulnerability_in_perl_web/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030978 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1074812 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-11 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Change history (0)
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