Matt Wright WWWBoard 2.0 Alpha 2.1 Password privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Matt Wright WWWBoard 2.0 Alpha 2.1. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Password Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0953. Furthermore, an exploit is available. This vulnerability is historically significant due to its background and the way it was received. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Matt Wright WWWBoard 2.0 Alpha 2.1 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Password Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

WWWBoard stores encrypted passwords in a password file that is under the web root and thus accessible by remote attackers.

The weakness was published 09/16/1999. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0953. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/19/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

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 10321 (WWWBoard passwd.txt Authentication Credential Disclosure), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 807. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1010.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3383), Exploit-DB (3065), Tenable (10321), SecurityFocus (BID 649†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57†). Similar entry is available at VDB-14846. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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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: 10321
Nessus Name: WWWBoard passwd.txt Authentication Credential Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 10321
OpenVAS Name: wwwboard passwd.txt
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 807
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP /wwwboard/passwd.txt access
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Timelineinfo

09/16/1999 🔍
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11/27/1999 +72 days 🔍
10/09/2002 +1047 days 🔍
06/21/2014 +4273 days 🔍
07/19/2024 +3681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0953 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14845
X-Force: 3383
SecurityFocus: 649 - WWWBoard Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 57 - WWWBoard Remote Access to Password File, Medium

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

Created: 06/22/2014 01:17
Updated: 07/19/2024 07:52
Changes: 06/22/2014 01:17 (73), 05/04/2019 19:03 (2), 07/19/2024 07:52 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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