Leif M. Wright simplestmail.cgi 1.0 MyEmail privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Leif M. Wright simplestmail.cgi 1.0. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file simplestmail.cgi. The manipulation of the argument MyEmail results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0024. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Leif M. Wright simplestmail.cgi 1.0. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file simplestmail.cgi. The manipulation of the argument MyEmail with an unknown input 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

simplestmail.cgi CGI program by Leif Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the MyEmail parameter.

The weakness was released 02/12/2001 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/22/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5739), Exploit-DB (20503), SecurityFocus (BID 2102†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5979†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.3
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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2000 🔍
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02/12/2001 +63 days 🔍
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11/23/2004 +1380 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3509 days 🔍
07/22/2024 +3671 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0024 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16386
X-Force: 5739
SecurityFocus: 2102 - Leif M. Wright simplestmail.cgi Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5979 - Simplestmail.cgi CGI Allows Commands Execution, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 10:34
Updated: 07/22/2024 01:49
Changes: 07/03/2014 10:34 (54), 05/26/2019 09:59 (3), 07/22/2024 01:49 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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