Progress Webspeed 3.0 Administration Utility wsisa.dll privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Progress Webspeed 3.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library wsisa.dll of the component Administration Utility. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0127. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Progress Webspeed 3.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part in the library wsisa.dll of the component Administration Utility. 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:

The Webspeed configuration program does not properly disable access to the WSMadmin utility, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via wsisa.dll.

The weakness was published 02/03/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0127. 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 T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10304 (WebSpeed Messenger Administration Utility Unauthenticated 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10065 (Progress WebSpeed WSISA Messenger Administration Utility Remote Administration Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 805.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10304), SecurityFocus (BID 969†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-93†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10304
Nessus Name: WebSpeed Messenger Administration Utility Unauthenticated Access
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 805
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Progress webspeed access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Posted to Bugtraq on February 3, 2000 by Geo. .
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0127 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0127
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15305
SecurityFocus: 969 - Progress WebSpeed Administration Utility Configuration Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 93

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 17:09
Updated: 10/19/2025 18:36
Changes: 06/23/2014 17:09 (59), 04/30/2019 06:47 (4), 10/08/2020 07:05 (1), 06/06/2024 23:19 (17), 10/19/2025 18:36 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:5B3:103

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