Valicert Enterprise Validation Authority up to 4.2.1 Extension forms.exe Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Valicert Enterprise Validation Authority up to 4.2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file forms.exe of the component Extension Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-0947. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Valicert Enterprise Validation Authority up to 4.2.1. This issue affects an unknown code of the file forms.exe of the component Extension Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Forms.exe CGI program in ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority (EVA) 3.3 through 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to determine the real pathname of the server by requesting an invalid extension, which produces an error page that includes the path.

The bug was discovered 12/04/2001. The weakness was released 12/04/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0947. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10948 (ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 4.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7649), SecurityFocus (BID 3615†), OSVDB (13162†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6479†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-17652, VDB-17653 and VDB-17654. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / 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: Enterprise Validation Authority 4.2.2
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17651
X-Force: 7649 - ValiCert EVA forms.exe CGI script can reveal full installation path
SecurityFocus: 3615 - ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority Path Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13162 - ValiCert - Enterprise Validation Authority - Path Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6479 - Valicert Enterprise Validation Authority 3.3 - 4.2.1 Allows Obtaining Information via Error Page, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 16:55
Updated: 10/01/2025 00:34
Changes: 07/10/2014 16:55 (61), 06/03/2019 16:34 (9), 10/01/2025 00:34 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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