VDB-28161 · CVE-2005-4859 · BID 14779

Chitta Mimicboard 2 information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Chitta Mimicboard 2 (Forum Software) (version unknown). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

mimicboard2 (Mimic2) 086 and earlier stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database via a direct request for mimic2.dat.

The weakness was released 12/31/2005 by Donnie Werner (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4859 since 07/06/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 28160.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Remote: Yes

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09/08/2005 🔍
12/31/2005 +114 days 🔍
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07/06/2007 +552 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2806 days 🔍
08/05/2017 +877 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Donnie Werner
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4859 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 14779 - Mimicboard2 Mimic2.Dat Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 08/05/2017 08:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (45), 08/05/2017 08:57 (6)
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