Macromedia JRun 3.0/3.1/4.0 on Windows web-inf privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Macromedia JRun 3.0/3.1/4.0 on Windows (Programming Tool Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the file web-inf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Macromedia JRun 3.0 through 4.0, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to retrieve files in the WEB-INF directory, which contains Java class files and configuration information, via a request to the WEB-INF directory with a trailing dot ("WEB-INF.").

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 by Matt Moore with WESTPOINT (Website). The advisory is shared at westpoint.ltd.uk. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1855 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11037 (Multiple Server Crafted Request WEB-INF Directory Information Disclosure), 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 10770 (Multiple Vendor WEB-INF Directory Contents Disclosure Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9446) and Tenable (11037). The entries 16610, 18408, 18939 and 19498 are pretty similar.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11037
Nessus Name: Multiple Server Crafted Request WEB-INF Directory Information Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 11037
OpenVAS Name: WEB-INF folder accessible
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12/31/2002 +183 days 🔍
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05/16/2019 +1746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: westpoint.ltd.uk
Researcher: Matt Moore
Organization: WESTPOINT
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CVE: CVE-2002-1855 (🔍)
X-Force: 9446
Vulnerability Center: 2839 - Multiple Platform System Information Disclosure Vulnerability Caused by Malformed WEB-INF Requests, Medium
SecurityFocus: 5119 - Multiple Vendor WEB-INF Directory Contents Disclosure Vulnerability

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Created: 08/04/2014 17:16
Updated: 05/16/2019 17:09
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:16 (74), 05/16/2019 17:09 (5)
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