Yngve Svendsen Gnatsweb 2.7 Beta/2.8.0/2.8.1/3.95 gnatsweb.pl help_file privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yngve Svendsen Gnatsweb 2.7 Beta/2.8.0/2.8.1/3.95 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file gnatsweb.pl. Such manipulation of the argument help_file leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0808. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yngve Svendsen Gnatsweb 2.7 Beta/2.8.0/2.8.1/3.95 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file gnatsweb.pl. The manipulation of the argument help_file 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:

gnatsweb.pl in GNATS GnatsWeb 2.7 through 3.95 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain characters in the help_file parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2001 by Joost Pol (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0808. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/26/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6753), SecurityFocus (BID 2938†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5988†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/27/2001 🔍
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12/06/2001 +162 days 🔍
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11/24/2004 +1084 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +3515 days 🔍
05/26/2019 +1781 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Joost Pol
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0808 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17672
X-Force: 6753
SecurityFocus: 2938 - Gnatsweb Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5988 - GnatsWeb 2.7 - 3.9 Allows Reading Arbitrary Files and Execute Commands via help_file, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 17:09
Updated: 05/26/2019 10:17
Changes: 07/10/2014 17:09 (55), 05/26/2019 10:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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