CVE-2012-4198

The User.get method in Bugzilla/WebService/User.pm in Bugzilla 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1 has a different outcome for a groups request depending on whether a group exists, which allows remote authenticated users to discover private group names by observing whether a call throws an error.

Published: 2012-11-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4198 is rated Low Risk (29.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4198

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 2025-03-17 0.12% 0.18% +0.07%
2 2023-03-07 1.06% 0.12% -0.94%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.06% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4198

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4198

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-4198

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-4198 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): DNE 2, not-affected 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4198

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4198

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 3.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4198

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