CVE-2007-0792 describes a vulnerability in Bugzilla 2.23.3 where the mod_perl initialization script fails to properly configure Apache, allowing .htaccess permissions to be bypassed. This flaw enables unauthenticated remote attackers to directly request the localconfig file, thereby exposing sensitive database credentials (username and password). With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.23.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.