DCscripts DCForum 1.0/6.0 Registration Database dcboard.cgi privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in DCscripts DCForum 1.0/6.0 (Forum Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file dcboard.cgi of the component Registration Database. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

DCScripts DCForum versions 2000 and earlier allow a remote attacker to gain additional privileges by inserting pipe symbols (|) and newlines into the last name in the registration form, which will create an extra entry in the registration database.

The weakness was released 05/15/2001 by qDefense (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vesaria.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0527. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/17/2017). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at qdefense.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 817. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 731.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6538).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Snort ID: 817
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP dcboard.cgi invalid user addition attempt
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05/15/2001 +7 days 🔍
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08/14/2001 +91 days 🔍
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07/07/2014 +4226 days 🔍
08/17/2017 +1137 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vesaria.com
Researcher: qDefense
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0527 (🔍)
X-Force: 6538
Vulnerability Center: 335 - DCScripts DCForum 2000 Privilege Elevation in Registration Form, High
SecurityFocus: 2728 - DCForum Remote Admin Privilege Compromise Vulnerability
OSVDB: 480 - DCForum dcboard.cgi Arbitrary Admin Account Creation

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 18:07
Updated: 08/17/2017 10:32
Changes: 07/07/2014 18:07 (69), 08/17/2017 10:32 (8)
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