CVE-2009-3989

Bugzilla before 3.0.11, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, 3.4.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3 does not block access to files and directories that are used by custom installations, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests for (1) CVS/, (2) contrib/, (3) docs/en/xml/, (4) t/, or (5) old-params.txt.

Published: 2010-02-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3989 is rated Moderate Risk (43/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3989

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 0.65% 1.52% +0.87%
2 2025-03-30 0.94% 0.65% -0.29%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.94% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3989

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3989

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-3989

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-3989: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-19), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/bugzilla); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-3989
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3989
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-3989 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 14 status rows across 14 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 6, DNE 4, not-affected 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3989

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3989

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla <= 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.18.6\+ 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 2.20 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 2.20.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.22.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.2.2 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 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3989

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