CVE-2006-0916

Bugzilla 2.19.3 through 2.20 does not properly handle "//" sequences in URLs when redirecting a user from the login form, which could cause it to generate a partial URL in a form action that causes the user's browser to send the form data to another domain.

Published: 2006-02-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0916 is rated Moderate Risk (52.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.18%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0916

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 0.74% 1.18% +0.43%
2 2025-03-30 1.11% 0.74% -0.37%
3 2025-03-29 1.11%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0916

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-2006-0916

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-0916

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-0916 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0916

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0916

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.21.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.21.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0916

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