Sun Cobalt RaQ Web Server privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Sun Cobalt RaQ. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Server. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-0431. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Cobalt RaQ (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Web Server. 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. CVE summarizes:

Cobalt RaQ2 and RaQ3 does not properly set the access permissions and ownership for files that are uploaded via FrontPage, which allows attackers to bypass cgiwrap and modify files.

The weakness was presented 05/23/2000 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0431. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10041 (Cobalt RaQ2 cgiwrap 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 10272 (Suspicious File cgiwrap Present).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1543.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4531), Tenable (10041), SecurityFocus (BID 1238†), OSVDB (1346†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3220†). See VDB-14956 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 10041
Nessus Name: Cobalt RaQ2 cgiwrap Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 10041
OpenVAS Name: Cobalt RaQ2 cgiwrap
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1543
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP cgiwrap access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15578
X-Force: 4531
SecurityFocus: 1238 - Cobalt RaQ2/RaQ3 Web Server Appliance cgiwrap bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1346 - Cobalt RaQ cgiwrap User Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 3220 - Cobalt RaQ2 and RaQ3 Allow a Remote Attacker to Bypass CGIWRAP and Modify Files, Medium

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

Created: 06/24/2014 17:58
Updated: 04/21/2026 15:41
Changes: 06/24/2014 17:58 (47), 05/18/2019 16:39 (34), 04/21/2026 15:41 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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