CVE-2001-1403

Bugzilla before 2.14 includes the username and password in URLs, which could allow attackers to gain privileges by reading the information from the web server logs, or by "shoulder-surfing" and observing the web browser's location bar.

Published: 2001-09-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1403 is rated Moderate Risk (52.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1403

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.53% 1.13% +0.60%
2 2025-03-30 0.59% 0.53% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.59%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1403

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1403

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1403

vendor priority summary link
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1403

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1403

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1403

cvelogic Threat Intelligence