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9.8	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sourcecraft Networking Utils 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file networking_utils.php of the component ping Utility. The manipulation of the argument address 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. The summary by CVE is:

The ping utility in networking_utils.php in Sourcecraft Networking_Utils 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via shell metacharacters in the Domain name or IP address argument.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2002. The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1971 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. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/14/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:networking_utils.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (10541).

Productinfo

Vendor

• Sourcecraft

Name

• Networking Utils

Version

• 1.0

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/05/2002 🔍
11/05/2002 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +56 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
02/21/2006 +237 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3087 days 🔍
06/14/2019 +1774 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2002-1971 (🔍)
X-Force: 10541
SecurityTracker: 1005543
Vulnerability Center: 10432 - Sourcecraft Networking_Utils Ping Shell Metacharacters via Domain Name \x26 IP Address, High
SecurityFocus: 6107 - Networking_Utils Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59694 - Networking_Utils - Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:27
Updated: 06/14/2019 14:44
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:27 (65), 06/14/2019 14:44 (3)
Complete: 🔍

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