Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.07 /cgi-bin Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.07. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /cgi-bin. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0854. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.07 (Forum Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file /cgi-bin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Ultimate Bulletin Board stores data files in the cgi-bin directory, allowing remote attackers to view the data if an error occurs when the HTTP server attempts to execute the file.

The weakness was presented 11/01/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0854. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Source
Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/01/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +5347 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-1999-0854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14933

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:18
Updated: 04/19/2026 16:16
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:18 (40), 04/05/2019 06:53 (10), 04/19/2026 16:16 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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