Muhammad A. Muquit wwwcount 2.3 count.cgi image path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Muhammad A. Muquit wwwcount 2.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file count.cgi. This manipulation of the argument image causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-1590. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Muhammad A. Muquit wwwcount 2.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file count.cgi. The manipulation of the argument image with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Muhammad A. Muquit wwwcount (Count.cgi) 2.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary GIF files via ".." sequences in the image parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-0021.

The bug was discovered 10/01/1997. The weakness was published 12/31/1999 as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1590. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 821 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (586), OSVDB (30752†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17197†). Similar entry is available at VDB-14020. 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: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/01/1997 🔍
12/31/1999 +821 days 🔍
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12/03/2006 +2528 days 🔍
12/27/2007 +389 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +2370 days 🔍
06/23/2021 +2557 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1590 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1590
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15205
X-Force: 586
OSVDB: 30752 - CVE-1999-1590 - Wwwcount - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17197 - Muhammad A. Muquit wwwcount 2.3 Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 13:17
Updated: 06/23/2021 12:15
Changes: 06/23/2014 13:17 (57), 08/02/2019 09:34 (3), 06/23/2021 12:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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