VDB-18080 · CVE-2002-0160 · OSVDB 5352

Cisco Secure Access Control Server up to 3.01 Administration path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Secure Access Control Server up to 3.01. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Administration. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0160. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Secure Access Control Server up to 3.01 (Network Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Administration. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

The administration function in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows, 2.6.x and earlier and 3.x through 3.01 (build 40), allows remote attackers to read HTML, Java class, and image files outside the web root via a ..\.. (modified ..) in the URL to port 2002.

The bug was discovered 03/16/2002. The weakness was published 04/16/2002 by Jonas Ländin and Patrik Karlsson (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0160. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling 2002.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (5352†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18079. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

03/16/2002 🔍
04/16/2002 +31 days 🔍
04/16/2002 +0 days 🔍
04/22/2002 +6 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +717 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3745 days 🔍
04/12/2019 +1736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Jonas Ländin, Patrik Karlsson
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18080
OSVDB: 5352 - CiscoSecure ACS Arbitrary File Access

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

Created: 07/11/2014 13:52
Updated: 04/12/2019 09:39
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:52 (57), 04/12/2019 09:39 (1)
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