CVE-2009-3165

SQL injection vulnerability in the Bug.create WebService function in Bugzilla 2.23.4 through 3.0.8, 3.1.1 through 3.2.4, and 3.3.1 through 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified parameters.

Published: 2009-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3165 is rated Moderate Risk (55.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.39%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3165

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 0.33% 1.39% +1.06%
2 2025-03-30 0.47% 0.33% -0.14%
3 2025-03-29 0.47%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3165

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-2009-3165

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-3165

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-3165: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-19), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/bugzilla); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-3165
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-3165 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3165

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3165

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.23.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3165

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