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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GeekLog 1.3.5 Sr1/1.35 (Blog Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component User Profile Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

CRLF injection vulnerability in the "User Profile: Send Email" feature in Geeklog 1.35 and 1.3.5sr1 allows remote attackers to obtain e-mail addresses by injecting a CRLF into the Subject field and adding a BCC mail header.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2002. The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1917 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 165 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (9639).

Productinfo

Type

• Blog Software

Name

• GeekLog

Version

• 1.3.5 Sr1
• 1.35

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

07/19/2002 🔍
07/19/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/19/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +165 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2005 +737 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +174 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1764 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1917 (🔍)
X-Force: 9639
Vulnerability Center: 6784 - Geeklog 1.3.5, 1.3.5sr1 Allows Revealing Email Address via CRLF, Medium
SecurityFocus: 5271 - Geeklog Email Composition CRLF Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59367 - Geeklog - Email Composition - CRLF Injection Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 10:55
Updated: 06/04/2019 11:21
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:55 (59), 06/04/2019 11:21 (3)
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