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CVE-2012-4198

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
EPSS score
0.9% (59th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-4142)
Published
November 16, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4142 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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