w-Agora 4.1.1/4.1.2/4.1.3 inc_dir privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in w-Agora 4.1.1/4.1.2/4.1.3 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument inc_dir 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. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in w-Agora 4.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the inc_dir parameter.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 by Frog Man (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1878 since 06/29/2005. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.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 (9317), Exploit-DB (21529), SecurityFocus (BID 4977†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4665†). Similar entry is available at VDB-19521.

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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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06/08/2002 🔍
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12/31/2002 +204 days 🔍
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06/29/2005 +360 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Frog Man
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1878 (🔍)
X-Force: 9317
SecurityFocus: 4977 - W-Agora Remote File Include Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4665 - W-Agora <= 4.1.3 Allows Code Execution by Using the inc_dir Variable, High

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

Created: 08/05/2014 10:39 AM
Updated: 02/03/2025 10:49 AM
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:39 AM (54), 05/22/2019 05:27 PM (6), 02/03/2025 10:49 AM (27)
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