NetCode NC Book 0.2b book.cgi Current privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in NetCode NC Book 0.2b. The affected element is an unknown function of the file book.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument Current leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1114. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetCode NC Book 0.2b. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file book.cgi. The manipulation of the argument current 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. CVE summarizes:

book.cgi in NetCode NC Book 0.2b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "current" parameter.

The weakness was shared 08/13/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1114. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10721 (NetCode NC Book book.cgi current Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10382 (NetCode NC Book Book.CGI Arbitrary 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 1472.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6986), Tenable (10721), SecurityFocus (BID 3178†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1838†). 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: 10721
Nessus Name: NetCode NC Book book.cgi current Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1472
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP book.cgi access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17144
X-Force: 6986 - NetCode book.cgi allows attacker to execute commands using pipes
SecurityFocus: 3178 - NetCode NC Book Book.CGI Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1838 - NetCode NC Book CGI Allows Remote Command Execution via URL Requests with Shell Metacharacters, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 17:50
Updated: 09/29/2025 08:44
Changes: 07/07/2014 17:50 (41), 05/12/2019 06:42 (30), 09/29/2025 08:44 (18)
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