Nlog nlog-smb.pl ipaddress privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nlog. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file nlog-smb.pl. This manipulation of the argument ipaddress causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-1278. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Nlog (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file nlog-smb.pl. The manipulation of the argument ipaddress 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:

nlog CGI scripts do not properly filter shell metacharacters from the IP address argument, which could allow remote attackers to execute certain commands via (1) nlog-smb.pl or (2) rpc-nlog.pl.

The weakness was disclosed 12/25/1998 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1278. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10204 (Nlog CGI Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1931. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1008.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1550) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6541†). Additional details are provided at marc.theaimsgroup.com. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1931
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP rpc-nlog.pl access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14287
X-Force: 1550 - Nlog cgi scripts allows some arbitrary commands
Vulnerability Center: 6541 - Code Execution in Nlog < 1.1b, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 23:03
Updated: 10/20/2025 04:41
Changes: 06/19/2014 23:03 (39), 05/27/2019 15:16 (24), 10/20/2025 04:41 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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