CVE-2008-6098

Bugzilla 3.2 before 3.2 RC2, 3.0 before 3.0.6, 2.22 before 2.22.6, 2.20 before 2.20.7, and other versions after 2.17.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass moderation to approve and disapprove quips via a direct request to quips.cgi with the action parameter set to "approve."

Published: 2009-02-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6098 is rated Low Risk (38.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.15%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6098

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 0.45% 1.15% +0.70%
2 2023-03-07 1.31% 0.45% -0.87%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.31% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6098

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:N/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6098

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-6098

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-6098: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-19), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/bugzilla); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-6098
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6098
ubuntu low CVE-2008-6098 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 6, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-6098

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6098

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.18.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.20.1 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 2.20.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6098

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