Delegate Proxy 5.9.3 File Permission /DGROOT privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Delegate Proxy 5.9.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file /DGROOT of the component File Permission Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-1338. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Delegate Proxy 5.9.3 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the file /DGROOT of the component File Permission Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Delegate proxy 5.9.3 and earlier creates files and directories in the DGROOT with world-writable permissions.

The weakness was shared 07/21/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1338. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-14741 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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: Upgrade
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07/21/1999 🔍
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06/21/2014 +5449 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14739
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 17:47
Updated: 04/19/2026 08:57
Changes: 06/21/2014 17:47 (40), 04/04/2019 16:41 (10), 04/19/2026 08:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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