Active Classifieds 1.0 Perl admin.cgi table_width privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Active Classifieds 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin.cgi of the component Perl Handler. The manipulation of the argument table_width leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1290. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Active Classifieds 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file admin.cgi of the component Perl Handler. The manipulation of the argument table_width with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

admin.cgi in Active Classifieds Free Edition 1.0, and possibly commercial versions, allows remote attackers to modify the configuration, gain privileges, and execute arbitrary Perl code via the table_width parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2001 by Igor Dobrovitski as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1290. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After 21 hours, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at archives.neohapsis.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6754), Exploit-DB (20982), SecurityFocus (BID 2942†), OSVDB (12326†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4469†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Igor Dobrovitski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16907
X-Force: 6754 - Active Classifieds CGI no authentication administrator access
SecurityFocus: 2942 - Active Classifieds Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12326 - Active Classifieds admin.cgi table_width Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 4469 - Active Classifieds 1.0 Allows Execution of Arbitrary Code, Critical

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

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Created: 07/04/2014 06:02 PM
Updated: 07/01/2024 08:38 PM
Changes: 07/04/2014 06:02 PM (67), 05/22/2019 08:37 AM (2), 07/01/2024 08:38 PM (17)
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