Geeklog 1.3 Installation privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Geeklog 1.3 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Installation. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-0096. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Geeklog 1.3 (Blog Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Installation. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The installation of Geeklog 1.3 creates an extra group_assignments record which is not properly deleted, which causes the first newly created user to be added to the GroupAdmin and UserAdmin groups, which could provide that user with administrative privileges that were not intended.

The weakness was presented 03/25/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0096. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11670 (Geeklog <= 1.3.7sr1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, Priv Esc)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7780), Tenable (11670), SecurityFocus (BID 3783†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2102†). See VDB-17994, VDB-18898 and VDB-21270 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 11670
Nessus Name: Geeklog <= 1.3.7sr1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, Priv Esc)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/04/2002 🔍
03/25/2002 +80 days 🔍
03/25/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/01/2003 +282 days 🔍
05/29/2003 +148 days 🔍
09/11/2003 +105 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3956 days 🔍
05/12/2019 +1766 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17993
X-Force: 7780
SecurityFocus: 3783 - Geeklog New User Default Admin Privileges Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2102 - Default Installation Flaw in Geeklog Enables Privilege Elevation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:43
Updated: 05/12/2019 23:47
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:43 (63), 05/12/2019 23:47 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:F41:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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