Leif M. Wright ad.cgi 1.0 File privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Leif M. Wright ad.cgi 1.0. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file ad.cgi. The manipulation of the argument file 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. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2001 by FIRST (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/19/2024). 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 11464 (Leif Wright ad.cgi file Parameter 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 1053. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 683.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5741), Exploit-DB (20504), Tenable (11464), SecurityFocus (BID 2103†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1432†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11464
Nessus Name: Leif Wright ad.cgi file Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1053
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP ads.cgi command execution attempt
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12/11/2000 🔍
02/02/2001 +53 days 🔍
02/12/2001 +10 days 🔍
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03/25/2003 +771 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +4006 days 🔍
07/19/2024 +3669 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2001-0025 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0025
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16387
X-Force: 5741
SecurityFocus: 2103 - Leif M. Wright ad.cgi Unchecked Input Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1432 - Leif Wright ad.cgi CGI Program Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 10:35 AM
Updated: 07/19/2024 07:01 AM
Changes: 07/03/2014 10:35 AM (67), 05/10/2019 05:37 PM (3), 07/19/2024 07:01 AM (25)
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