Install/Filesystem.pm in Bugzilla 3.5.1 through 3.6.1 and 3.7 through 3.7.1, when use_suexec is enabled, uses world-readable permissions wi…

published 2010-06-28 16y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2479

cvss: 1.9; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits: 0; none known

Install/Filesystem.pm in Bugzilla 3.5.1 through 3.6.1 and 3.7 through 3.7.1, when use_suexec is enabled, uses world-readable permissions within (1) .bzr/ and (2) data/webdot/, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive data by reading files in these directories, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0180.

Patch / fix

links 1

bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561797 patch

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Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	1.9	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=561797
patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-2470
NVD CVE-2010-2470

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