CVE-2004-1061 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bugzilla versions prior to 2.18, specifically impacting 2.16.x before 2.16.11. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script by manipulating forced error messages, as demonstrated with the action parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring no authentication, but with only partial impact to integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor readily available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.16.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.16.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.16.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.