ht:/Dig up to 3.2.0b1 htsearch privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ht: and Dig up to 3.2.0b1. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file htsearch. Performing a manipulation with the input ' results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0208. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ht: and Dig up to 3.2.0b1. This affects an unknown code block of the file htsearch. The manipulation with the input value ' leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The htdig (ht://Dig) CGI program htsearch allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by enclosing the file name with backticks (`) in parameters to htsearch.

The weakness was presented 02/29/2000 by Geoff (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0208. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10105 (ht://Dig < 3.1.5 htsearch CGI Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 10070 (ht://Dig File Inclusion Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.2.0b2 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1601. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1739.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4052), Exploit-DB (19785), Tenable (10105), SecurityFocus (BID 1026†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-104†). See VDB-15051 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 10105
Nessus Name: ht://Dig < 3.1.5 htsearch CGI Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ht:/Dig 3.2.0b2

Snort ID: 1601
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP htsearch arbitrary file read attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Posted to Bugtraq on February 29, 2000 by Geoff Hutchison . (Geoff)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15363
X-Force: 4052
SecurityFocus: 1026 - ht://dig Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 104 - htdig read arbitrary files, Medium

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

Created: 06/23/2014 23:21
Updated: 10/18/2025 20:54
Changes: 06/23/2014 23:21 (76), 10/08/2020 11:47 (1), 02/01/2025 12:26 (27), 10/18/2025 20:54 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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