Hosting Controller up to 6.1_hotfix_3.3 inc_newuser.asp Dirroot access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Hosting Controller up to 6.1_hotfix_3.3 (Hosting Control Software). This affects an unknown part of the file inc_newuser.asp. The manipulation of the argument Dirroot with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

inc_newuser.asp in Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change the permissions of directories named (1) db, (2) www, (3) Special, and (4) log at arbitrary locations under the web root via a modified Dirroot parameter in an AddUser action to accounts/AccountActions.asp. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by changing the permissions of \Forum\db, which is configured for execution of ASP scripts with administrative privileges, and then uploading a script to \Forum\db.

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-6495 since 12/20/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by BugReport.IR and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:inc_newuser.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (4730), SecurityFocus (BID 26862†), OSVDB (44184†), Secunia (SA28973†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019222†). The entries VDB-29501, VDB-33051, VDB-40206 and VDB-40205 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Author: BugReport.IR
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6495 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 26862 - Hosting Controller Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28973 - Hosting Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 44184 - Hosting Controller inc_newuser.asp Dirroot Variable Arbitrary Limited Directory Modification
SecurityTracker: 1019222 - Hosting Controller Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Gain Administrative Access

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM
Updated: 10/12/2024 09:31 PM
Changes: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM (61), 11/03/2017 08:14 AM (12), 08/27/2024 10:57 AM (16), 10/12/2024 09:31 PM (1)
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