Leif M. Wright simplestguest.cgi 2.0 guestbook privileges management

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A vulnerability has been found in Leif M. Wright simplestguest.cgi 2.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file simplestguest.cgi. The manipulation of the argument guestbook 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:

simplestguest.cgi CGI program by Leif Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the guestbook parameter.

The weakness was shared 02/12/2001 by suid as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0022. 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.

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 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1717.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5743), Exploit-DB (20506), Tenable (11748), SecurityFocus (BID 2106†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5980†). The entries VDB-14266, VDB-14277, VDB-14828 and VDB-15062 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1717
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP simplestguest.cgi access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: suid
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16384
X-Force: 5743
SecurityFocus: 2106 - Leif M. Wright simplestguest.cgi Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5980 - Simplestguest.cgi CGI Allows Commands Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/03/2014 10:33 AM
Updated: 07/21/2024 09:59 AM
Changes: 07/03/2014 10:33 AM (71), 05/26/2019 10:03 AM (1), 07/21/2024 09:59 AM (25)
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