Omnicron OmniHTTPD 2.0.7 statsconfig.pl mostbrowsers privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Omnicron OmniHTTPD 2.0.7. The affected element is an unknown function of the file statsconfig.pl. The manipulation of the argument mostbrowsers leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0113. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Omnicron OmniHTTPD 2.0.7 (Web Server). This issue affects an unknown code of the file statsconfig.pl. The manipulation of the argument mostbrowsers 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:

statsconfig.pl in OmniHTTPd 2.07 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the mostbrowsers parameter, whose value is used as part of a generated Perl script.

The weakness was disclosed 03/12/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0113. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86088 (OmniHTTPD File Corruption and Command Execution Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1718.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5956), Exploit-DB (20557), SecurityFocus (BID 2211†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3166†). The entry VDB-16518 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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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: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1718
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP statsconfig.pl access
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01/15/2001 🔍
03/12/2001 +56 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +3854 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16517
X-Force: 5956
SecurityFocus: 2211 - OmniHTTPD File Corruption and Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3166 - OmniHTTPd 2.07 Allows Arbitrary Command Execution via statsconfig.pl, High

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

Created: 07/03/2014 15:27
Updated: 10/08/2025 10:23
Changes: 07/03/2014 15:27 (62), 05/18/2019 09:49 (5), 04/21/2025 04:34 (21), 10/08/2025 10:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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