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CVE-2008-6098

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6098 describes a vulnerability in Bugzilla versions 3.2 before RC2, 3.0 before 3.0.6, 2.22 before 2.22.6, and 2.20 before 2.20.7, as well as other versions after 2.17.4. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to bypass moderation controls and approve or disapprove "quips" by directly requesting quips.cgi with the "action" parameter set to "approve." The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a medium severity with network access, low attack complexity, requiring authentication, and primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.17.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.17.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.17.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.17.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-6098Low

bugzilla: quip moderation bypass for authenticated users

Aug 9, 2008

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32501
secunia.com / advisories/34361
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46424
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00664.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00687.html
bugzilla.org / security/2.20.6
securityfocus.com / bid/32178