X-Chat up to 1.5.6dev URL privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in X-Chat up to 1.5.6dev. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0787. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in X-Chat up to 1.5.6dev (Chat Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component URL Handler. 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:

IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.

The weakness was shared 10/20/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0787. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20161) and SecurityFocus (BID 1601†). 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: 6.6

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2000 🔍
10/20/2000 +64 days 🔍
10/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +4998 days 🔍
12/20/2024 +3829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0787 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0787
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15929
SecurityFocus: 1601 - X-Chat Command Execution Via URLs Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 17:48
Updated: 12/20/2024 10:13
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:48 (36), 04/06/2019 08:02 (14), 12/20/2024 10:13 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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