CVE-2008-2104

The WebService in Bugzilla 3.1.3 allows remote authenticated users without canconfirm privileges to create NEW or ASSIGNED bug entries via a request to the XML-RPC interface, which bypasses the canconfirm check.

Published: 2008-05-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2104 is rated Low Risk (36.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.93%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2104

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 0.29% 0.93% +0.64%
2 2025-03-30 0.56% 0.29% -0.28%
3 2025-03-29 0.56%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2104

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2104

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2104

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2104
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2104 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2104

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2104

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2104

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