CVE-2012-4198

MediumCVSS 4.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-4198: Medium severity, CVSS 4.0 | Vulnix