PHP 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.3/4.0.4 .htaccess privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.3/4.0.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component .htaccess Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0108. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.3/4.0.4 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component .htaccess Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

PHP Apache module 4.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass .htaccess access restrictions via a malformed HTTP request on an unrestricted page that causes PHP to use those access controls on the next page that is requested.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2001. The weakness was disclosed 03/12/2001 by FIRST (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0108. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14857 (Debian DSA-020-1 : php4 - remote DOS and remote information leak), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5940), Tenable (14857), SecurityFocus (BID 2206†), OSVDB (1726†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15139†). The entry VDB-16348 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 14857
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-020-1 : php4 - remote DOS and remote information leak
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OpenVAS ID: 53783
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 020-1 (php4)
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01/16/2001 +4 days 🔍
01/25/2001 +9 days 🔍
03/12/2001 +46 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +1297 days 🔍
05/17/2007 +960 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +2604 days 🔍
07/19/2019 +1842 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16512
X-Force: 5940
SecurityFocus: 2206 - PHP .htaccess Attribute Transfer Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1726 - CVE-2001-0108 - PHP - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15139 - PHP Apache Module .htaccess Restrictions Bypass, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 15:23
Updated: 07/19/2019 11:42
Changes: 07/03/2014 15:23 (73), 07/19/2019 11:42 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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