Denis Howe FOLDOC template.cgi privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Denis Howe FOLDOC. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file template.cgi. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0461. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Denis Howe FOLDOC (version now known). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file template.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

template.cgi in Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) allows remote attackers to read files and execute commands via shell metacharacters in the argument to template.cgi.

The weakness was released 03/09/2001 by zenomorph as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0461. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10331 (Free On-line Dictionary of Computing Remote File Viewing Vulnerability).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6217), Exploit-DB (20686), OSVDB (5591†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6674†). 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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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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03/09/2001 🔍
03/09/2001 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +109 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +1016 days 🔍
12/30/2004 +265 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3473 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: zenomorph
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0461 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0461
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16876
X-Force: 6217 - FOLDOC template.cgi execute commands
OSVDB: 5591 - FOLDOC template.cgi Execute Arbitrary Command
Vulnerability Center: 6674 - Denis Howe FOLDOC Allows Reading Arbitrary Files and Executing Code via template.cgi, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:17
Updated: 10/06/2025 12:13
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:17 (59), 05/28/2019 17:48 (1), 07/15/2024 03:32 (25), 10/06/2025 12:13 (2)
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