Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.4 dwhttpd Web Server privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component dwhttpd Web Server. The manipulation leads to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0696. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component dwhttpd Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

The administration interface for the dwhttpd web server in Solaris AnswerBook2 does not properly authenticate requests to its supporting CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to add user accounts to the interface by directly calling the admin CGI script.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2000 with S21SEC as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0696. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 1946.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5069), Exploit-DB (20144), SecurityFocus (BID 1554†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-848†). See VDB-15839 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1946
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP answerbook2 admin attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101946
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10/20/2000 +73 days 🔍
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06/27/2014 +4156 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Organization: S21SEC
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15838
X-Force: 5069 - Sun Solaris AnswerBook2 administration interface
SecurityFocus: 1554 - Solaris AnswerBook2 Administration Interface Access Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 848 - Solaris AnswerBook2 Administration Interface Access Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 06/27/2014 02:46 PM
Updated: 01/19/2025 03:01 PM
Changes: 06/27/2014 02:46 PM (71), 05/09/2019 07:27 AM (3), 01/19/2025 03:01 PM (27)
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