CVE-2014-8630

CVE-2014-8630 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-77.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.5)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (79th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-77
• Affected product: Mozilla Bugzilla
• Published: 2015-02-01
• Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Bugzilla before 4.0.16, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.12, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.0rc1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the editcomponents privilege and triggering crafted input to a two-argument Perl open call, as demonstrated by shell metacharacters in a product name.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8630?

Bugzilla before 4.0.16, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.12, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.0rc1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the editcomponents privilege and triggering crafted input to a two-argument Perl open call, as demonstrated by shell metacharacters in a product name.

How severe is CVE-2014-8630?

CVE-2014-8630 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2014-8630 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (79th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2014-8630?

CVE-2014-8630 primarily affects Mozilla Bugzilla. In total, 41 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8630?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2014-8630 published?

CVE-2014-8630 was published on 2015-02-01 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0048.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/149921.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/149925.html
• http://www.bugzilla.org/security/4.0.15/
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:030
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1079065
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-11

Affected products (41)

• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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