Novell Web Server 2.0 Examples Toolkit files.pl privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell Web Server 2.0. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file files.pl of the component Examples Toolkit. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1081. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Novell Web Server 2.0 (Web Server). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file files.pl of the component Examples Toolkit. 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. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in files.pl script in Novell WebServer Examples Toolkit 2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

The weakness was disclosed 01/15/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1081. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10215 (Novell WebServer files.pl File Disclosure Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 851. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1315.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2054), Exploit-DB (20482) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-716†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 851
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP files.pl access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1081 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17912
X-Force: 2054
Vulnerability Center: 716 - files.pl Allows Reading Arbitrary Files, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:35
Updated: 10/20/2025 07:41
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:35 (61), 12/20/2024 08:37 (27), 10/20/2025 07:41 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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