Macromedia JRun 3.1 JavaServer Pages WEB-INF/META-INF privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Macromedia JRun 3.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file WEB-INF/META-INF of the component JavaServer Pages. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-1512. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Macromedia JRun 3.1 (Programming Tool Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file WEB-INF/META-INF of the component JavaServer Pages. The manipulation 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in Allaire JRun 3.1 allows remote attackers to directly access the WEB-INF and META-INF directories and execute arbitrary JavaServer Pages (JSP), a variant of CVE-2000-1050.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2001. The weakness was released 12/31/2001 with Macromedia (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at macromedia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1512 since 07/14/2005. 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 T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 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 10445 (Allaire JRun JSP File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7677), SecurityFocus (BID 3662†), OSVDB (20218†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14981†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-17832, VDB-17830 and VDB-17829. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/06/2001 🔍
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09/24/2025 +4093 days 🔍

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Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: macromedia.com
Organization: Macromedia
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1512 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1512
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17831
X-Force: 7677
SecurityFocus: 3662 - Allaire JRun JSP File Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 20218 - Allaire - JRun - JSP File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 14981 - Allaire JRun 3.1 Allows Remote Access to JSP Files in WEB-INF and META-INF Directories, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:27
Updated: 09/24/2025 16:53
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:27 (63), 07/18/2019 16:17 (3), 09/24/2025 16:53 (20)
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