WebGAIS 1.0b2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in WebGAIS 1.0b2. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0176. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WebGAIS 1.0b2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

the webgais program allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was shared 07/10/1997 by Razvan Dragomirescu. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0176. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10300 (WebGais webgais CGI Arbitrary Command Execution), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10017 (webgais CGI Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 838. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 980.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1467), Exploit-DB (20463), Tenable (10300), SecurityFocus (BID 2058†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-220†). The entry VDB-13938 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10300
Nessus Name: WebGais webgais CGI Arbitrary Command Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 838
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP webgais access
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11/25/2002 +1252 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +4223 days 🔍
10/26/2025 +4148 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Researcher: Razvan Dragomirescu
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13939
X-Force: 1467
SecurityFocus: 2058 - WEBgais Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 220 - Webgais cmd exec, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 12:14
Updated: 10/26/2025 21:07
Changes: 06/18/2014 12:14 (66), 05/05/2019 16:28 (3), 07/15/2024 09:42 (25), 10/26/2025 21:07 (5)
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