CVE-2007-0792

The mod_perl initialization script in Bugzilla 2.23.3 does not set the Bugzilla Apache configuration to allow .htaccess permissions to override file permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtain the database username and password via a direct request for the localconfig file.

Published: 2007-02-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-0792 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0792

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 0.96% 1.32% +0.36%
2 2026-03-02 0.89% 0.96% +0.07%
3 2025-04-23 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0792

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-2007-0792

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-0792

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-0792 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0792

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0792

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0792

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