VDB-16288 · CVE-2000-1132 · XFDB 5533

DC Scripts DCForum up to 6.0 cgforum.cgi forum privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DC Scripts DCForum up to 6.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file cgforum.cgi. Executing a manipulation of the argument forum can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-1132. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DC Scripts DCForum up to 6.0 (Forum Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file cgforum.cgi. The manipulation of the argument forum 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. CVE summarizes:

DCForum cgforum.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and delete the program itself, via a malformed "forum" variable.

The weakness was presented 11/16/2000 by FIRST with isec (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cgisecurity.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-1132. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11748 (Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10192 (DCScripts DCForum dcboard.cgi Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1713. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1207.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5533), Exploit-DB (20405), Tenable (11748), SecurityFocus (BID 1951†) and OSVDB (1646†). See VDB-14266, VDB-14277, VDB-14828 and VDB-15062 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

DC Scripts

Name

DCForum

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11748
Nessus Name: Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1713
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP cgforum.cgi access
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Timelineinfo

11/14/2000 🔍
11/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2000 +2 days 🔍
01/09/2001 +54 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +773 days 🔍
06/17/2003 +115 days 🔍
12/30/2004 +562 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +3471 days 🔍
08/01/2024 +3683 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cgisecurity.com
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: isec
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2000-1132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16288
X-Force: 5533
SecurityFocus: 1951 - DCForum Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1646 - DCForum dcboard.cgi forum Variable Arbitrary File Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 6682 - DC Scripts DCForum 1.0 - 6.0 Allows Reading Files, Medium

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

Created: 07/02/2014 03:14 PM
Updated: 08/01/2024 05:19 AM
Changes: 07/02/2014 03:14 PM (82), 05/28/2019 06:27 PM (3), 08/01/2024 05:19 AM (17)
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