PHProjekt up to 2.4 HTTP Request ID privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHProjekt up to 2.4. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component HTTP Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0995. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PHProjekt up to 2.4. This affects an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument id 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. The summary by CVE is:

PHProjekt before 2.4a allows remote attackers to perform actions as other PHProjekt users by modifying the ID number in an HTTP request to PHProjekt CGI programs.

The bug was discovered 08/26/2001. The weakness was presented 08/31/2001 by Martin with PHP (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0995. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10392 (PHPProjekt Arbitrary User Modification Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.4a eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7035), SecurityFocus (BID 3239†), OSVDB (1941†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6656†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHProjekt 2.4a

Timelineinfo

08/26/2001 🔍
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08/26/2001 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2001 +5 days 🔍
08/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2004 +1216 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3478 days 🔍
09/30/2025 +4102 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Martin
Organization: PHP
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17283
X-Force: 7035 - PHProjekt modified ID numbers can be used to used to manipulate other user`s files
SecurityFocus: 3239 - PHProjekt Arbitrary User Modification Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1941 - PHPProjekt, User Data Disclosure and Corruption via HTTP Request
Vulnerability Center: 6656 - PHProjekt 2.0 - 2.4 Allows Reading and Modifying Files via HTTP Request, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 17:03
Updated: 09/30/2025 11:51
Changes: 07/08/2014 17:03 (63), 06/03/2019 12:58 (3), 09/30/2025 11:51 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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