CVE-2009-3989 json
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…
published 2010-02-03 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3960
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-3989 updated cvss 4.0
bugzilla: Sensitive information disclosure via various attack vectors
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=314871
patch
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=434801
patch
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/0261
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/38443
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/56003
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/38025
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/509282/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3989
- NVD CVE-2009-3989
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.