Ikonboard Ib219 Cookie search.cgi amembernamecookie path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ikonboard Ib219 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file search.cgi of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation of the argument amembernamecookie leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0841. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ikonboard Ib219 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file search.cgi of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation of the argument amembernamecookie with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Search.cgi in Ikonboard ib219 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite files and gain privileges via .. (dot dot) sequences in the amembernamecookie cookie.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2001. The weakness was shared 12/06/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0841. 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 T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 37 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 10254 (Ikonboard Cookie Input Validation Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7433), SecurityFocus (BID 3486†), OSVDB (7752†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6481†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/30/2001 🔍
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12/06/2001 +37 days 🔍
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12/14/2004 +1104 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +3495 days 🔍
10/03/2025 +4103 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17699
X-Force: 7433
SecurityFocus: 3486 - Ikonboard Cookie Input Validation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7752 - Ikonboard - Cookie - Input Validation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6481 - Ikonboard.com ikonboard <= 2.1.9 Allows Writing to Files via Dot-Dot Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 23:06
Updated: 10/03/2025 12:28
Changes: 07/10/2014 23:06 (54), 06/03/2019 16:37 (9), 10/03/2025 12:28 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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