thttpd HTTP Server up to 2.03 HTTP GET Slash Character privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in thttpd HTTP Server up to 2.03 (Web Server). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP GET Handler. The manipulation as part of a Slash Character leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request with more than one leading / (slash) character in the filename.
The weakness was shared 12/31/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1456. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10286 (thttpd Double Slash Request Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1809) and Tenable (10286).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10286
Nessus Name: thttpd Double Slash Request Arbitrary File Access
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-1999-1456 (🔍)
X-Force: 1809 - thttpd server can be tricked into reading arbitrary files
Vulnerability Center: 4938 - thttpd <= 2.03 Allows Reading Arbitrary Files via GET Request, Medium
Entry
Created: 06/23/2014 13:04Updated: 05/23/2019 17:17
Changes: 06/23/2014 13:04 (43), 05/23/2019 17:17 (24)
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