# CVE-2001-1401: Bugzilla before 2.14 does not properly restrict access to confidential bugs, which could allow Bugzilla users to bypass viewing permissions

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-08-31 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Bugzilla before 2.14 does not properly restrict access to confidential bugs, which could allow Bugzilla users to bypass viewing permissions via modified bug id parameters in (1) process_bug.cgi, (2) show_activity.cgi, (3) showvotes.cgi, (4) showdependencytree.cgi, (5) showdependencygraph.cgi, (6) showattachment.cgi, or (7) describecomponents.cgi.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39531
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82781
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99912899900567
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-107.html
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70189
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39533
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39526
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39527
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39524

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