Detect Bugzilla
PluginView detects Bugzilla, a Issue trackers, by evaluating cookies, meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors on publicly reachable pages. Illustrative public indicators associated with Bugzilla include Bugzilla_login_request_cookie, generator: Bugzilla ??, BUGZILLA. Full fingerprint rules remain proprietary; this page summarizes the signal classes and example indicators used for identification.
Detection looks at cookies, meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors, html markup across 9 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
Websites using Bugzilla
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Bugzilla. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Cookies
- Meta tags
- JavaScript globals
- DOM selectors
- HTML markup
Example public indicators for Bugzilla
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Bugzilla. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- Bugzilla_login_request_cookie
- generator: Bugzilla ??
- BUGZILLA
- main
- span
- href="enter_bug.cgi">
- <main id="bugzilla-body"
- <a href="https?://www.bugzilla.org/docs//>Help<
What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Bugzilla signature (9 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Bugzilla, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Bugzilla is still in place today.
How to check a site for Bugzilla
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Bugzilla signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (cookies, meta tags, javascript globals) and scores them against the Bugzilla signature set (9 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Bugzilla on the results page.
Commonly implies
A confirmed Bugzilla match also implies these technologies are present.
FAQ: detecting Bugzilla
- Can PluginView detect Bugzilla without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Bugzilla — typically cookies, meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Bugzilla?
- Bugzilla is classified under Issue trackers in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Bugzilla?
- This reference currently tracks 9 fingerprint rules across cookies, meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors, html markup. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Bugzilla?
- Illustrative public indicators for Bugzilla include Bugzilla_login_request_cookie; generator: Bugzilla ??; BUGZILLA. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
