Alchemy Eye/Network Monitor up to 2.6.18 Log File eye.ini information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Alchemy Eye and Network Monitor up to 2.6.18. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file eye.ini of the component Log File Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0870. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Alchemy Eye and Network Monitor up to 2.6.18. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file eye.ini of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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. CVE summarizes:

HTTP server in Alchemy Eye and Alchemy Network Monitor 1.9x through 2.6.18 is enabled without authentication by default, which allows remote attackers to obtain network monitoring logs with potentially sensitive information by directly requesting the eye.ini file.

The weakness was presented 12/21/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0870. 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 T1592.

By approaching the search of inurl:eye.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86278 (Alchemy Lab Alchemy Eye Remote Network Log Viewing Vulnerability).

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 (7630), SecurityFocus (BID 3598†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5518†). See VDB-17769 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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11/29/2001 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17768
X-Force: 7630 - Alchemy HTTP server allows a remote attacker to view log files
SecurityFocus: 3598 - Alchemy Remote Network Log Viewing Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5518 - Alchemy Lab Alchemy Eye HTTP Server Disclosure of Sensitive Information in eye.ini File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 12:07
Updated: 10/02/2025 19:26
Changes: 07/11/2014 12:07 (41), 05/25/2019 09:36 (21), 10/02/2025 19:26 (18)
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