VDB-20031 · CVE-2002-2389 · BID 5250

Fastlink The Server 1.74 Log File server.ini credentials management

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A vulnerability was found in Fastlink The Server 1.74. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the file server.ini of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

TheServer 1.74 web server stores server.ini under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain cleartext passwords and gain access to server log files.

The weakness was released 12/31/2002 by Larry W. Cashdollar (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-2389 since 10/31/2007. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:server.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11914 (TheServer server.ini Direct Request Plaintext Credentials 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (11914).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1552

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11914
Nessus Name: TheServer server.ini Direct Request Plaintext Credentials Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 11914
OpenVAS Name: TheServer clear text password
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/17/2002 🔍
07/18/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +166 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2003 +302 days 🔍
10/31/2007 +1463 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2472 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1719 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2389 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1004799
SecurityFocus: 5250 - Fastlink Software TheServer Plain Text Password Storage Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 14:38
Updated: 04/22/2019 21:31
Changes: 08/07/2014 14:38 (66), 04/22/2019 21:31 (1)
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