Infonautics getdoc.cgi privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Infonautics. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file getdoc.cgi. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0288. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Infonautics (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file getdoc.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Infonautics getdoc.cgi allows remote attackers to bypass the payment phase for accessing documents via a modified form variable.

The weakness was released 04/12/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0288. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11748 (Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2209.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4289), Tenable (11748), SecurityFocus (BID 1784†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3829†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-14266, VDB-14277, VDB-14828 and VDB-15062. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11748
Nessus Name: Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2209
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Infonautics getdoc.cgi access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15451
X-Force: 4289
SecurityFocus: 1784
Vulnerability Center: 3829 - Infonautics getdoc.cgi Unauthorized Document Retrieval, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 11:11
Updated: 04/21/2026 04:02
Changes: 06/24/2014 11:11 (58), 05/20/2019 08:17 (8), 04/21/2026 04:02 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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