Tektronix Phaser Network Printer 740/750/840/930 Webserver ncl_subjects.html privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Tektronix Phaser Network Printer 740/750/840/930. Affected is an unknown function of the file ncl_items.html/ncl_subjects.html of the component Webserver. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-1508. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tektronix Phaser Network Printer 740/750/840/930 (Printing Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file ncl_items.html/ncl_subjects.html of the component Webserver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Web server in Tektronix PhaserLink Printer 840.0 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain administrator access by directly calling undocumented URLs such as ncl_items.html and ncl_subjects.html.

The weakness was released 11/16/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1508. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/17/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:ncl_items.html/ncl_subjects.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10146 (Tektronix PhaserLink Printer Web Server Direct Request Administrator Access), 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6482), Exploit-DB (19632), Tenable (10146), SecurityFocus (BID 806†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-463†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-16894. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 10146
Nessus Name: Tektronix PhaserLink Printer Web Server Direct Request Administrator Access
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Timelineinfo

11/16/1999 🔍
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11/17/1999 +1 days 🔍
11/22/1999 +5 days 🔍
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06/22/2014 +4200 days 🔍
08/17/2024 +3709 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14981
X-Force: 6482
SecurityFocus: 806 - Tektronix PhaserLink Webserver Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 463 - Tektronix PhaserLink Webserver Enables Unauthorized Administrative Access, High

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

Created: 06/22/2014 14:55
Updated: 08/17/2024 07:32
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:55 (67), 05/07/2019 06:11 (2), 08/17/2024 07:32 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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