CVE-2006-5454

Bugzilla 2.18.x before 2.18.6, 2.20.x before 2.20.3, 2.22.x before 2.22.1, and 2.23.x before 2.23.3 allow remote attackers to obtain (1) the description of arbitrary attachments by viewing the attachment in "diff" mode in attachment.cgi, and (2) the deadline field by viewing the XML format of the bug in show_bug.cgi.

Published: 2006-10-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5454 is rated Moderate Risk (46.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.91%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5454

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 1.99% 1.91% -0.08%
2 2025-11-16 1.54% 1.99% +0.46%
3 2025-10-14 1.54%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5454

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5454

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5454

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-5454: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5454
gentoo normal CVE-2006-5454: 1 GLSA(s) (200611-04), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/bugzilla); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-5454
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-5454 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 6, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-5454

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-5454

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Mozilla, Bugzilla, 2.18.6 Mozilla, Bugzilla, 2.20.3 Mozilla, Bugzilla, 2.22.1 Mozilla, Bugzilla, 2.23.3

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5454

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5454

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