Akopia MiniVend 3.0/4.0/4.0.4 view_page.html Metacharacter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Akopia MiniVend 3.0/4.0/4.0.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file view_page.html. Executing a manipulation as part of Metacharacter can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0635. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Akopia MiniVend 3.0/4.0/4.0.4. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file view_page.html. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The view_page.html sample page in the MiniVend shopping cart program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

The weakness was presented 07/10/2000 by Alexander (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0635. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

By approaching the search of inurl:view_page.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10473 (MiniVend view_page.html Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution), 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 10374 (Akopia MiniVend Piped Command Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4880), Tenable (10473), SecurityFocus (BID 1449†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-160†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 10473
Nessus Name: MiniVend view_page.html Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Alexander
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0635 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15748
X-Force: 4880
SecurityFocus: 1449 - Akopia MiniVend Piped Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 160 - MiniVend sample exec cmd, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 15:19
Updated: 10/13/2025 05:49
Changes: 06/25/2014 15:19 (62), 05/05/2019 10:42 (5), 10/13/2025 05:49 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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