Hosting Controller up to 6.1_hotfix_3.3 hosting/addreseller.asp reseller input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Hosting Controller up to 6.1_hotfix_3.3 (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file hosting/addreseller.asp. The manipulation of the argument reseller with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain login access via a request to hosting/addreseller.asp with a username in the reseller parameter, followed by a request to AdminSettings/displays.asp with the DecideAction and ChangeSkin parameters.

The weakness was released 12/13/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6494 since 12/20/2007. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/30/2021).

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:hosting/addreseller.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31191 (Hosting Controller hosting/addreseller.asp reseller Parameter Authentication Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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 (39038) and Tenable (31191). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 29501, 40206, 40205 and 40204.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 31191
Nessus Name: Hosting Controller hosting/addreseller.asp reseller Parameter Authentication Bypass
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6494 (🔍)
X-Force: 39038
SecurityTracker: 1019222 - Hosting Controller Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Gain Administrative Access
Vulnerability Center: 17764 - Hosting Controller <= 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 26862 - Hosting Controller Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 44186 - Hosting Controller hosting/addreseller.asp reseller Variable Authentication Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/30/2021 09:02
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (58), 08/25/2017 08:52 (17), 07/30/2021 09:00 (3), 07/30/2021 09:02 (1)
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