Renaud Deraison Hylafax Faxsurvey 4.2 Query Metacharacter privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Renaud Deraison Hylafax Faxsurvey 4.2 (Survey Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Query Handler. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Hylafax faxsurvey CGI script on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query string.

The weakness was presented 08/04/1998 by Tom as not defined posting (BugTraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0262. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10067 (HylaFAX faxsurvey Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 857. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 737.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1532), Exploit-DB (20462), Tenable (10067), SecurityFocus (BID 2056†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-239†).

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 10067
Nessus Name: HylaFAX faxsurvey Arbitrary Command Execution
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 857
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP faxsurvey access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tom
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0262 (🔍)
X-Force: 1532 - HylaFax faxsurvey CGI allows execution of commands
SecurityFocus: 2056 - Hylafax Faxsurvey Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 239 - Faxsurvey CGI cmd exec, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 05:08 PM
Updated: 01/11/2025 01:03 AM
Changes: 06/19/2014 05:08 PM (77), 05/05/2019 05:21 PM (1), 01/11/2025 01:03 AM (27)
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