PaintBBS 1.2 Installer oekakibbs.conf privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PaintBBS 1.2. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file oekakibbs.conf of the component Installer. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0202. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PaintBBS 1.2. Affected is some unknown processing of the file oekakibbs.conf of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

PaintBBS 1.2 installs certain files and directories with insecure permissions, which allows local users to (1) obtain the encrypted server password via the world-readable oekakibbs.conf file, or (2) modify the server configuration via the world-writeable /oekaki/ folder.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2002. The weakness was presented 05/16/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0202. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 113 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 10494 (PaintBBS Insecure Default Permissions 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 (7982), SecurityFocus (BID 3948†), OSVDB (5692†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6453†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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

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Timelineinfo

01/22/2002 🔍
01/22/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/23/2002 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2002 +113 days 🔍
05/16/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2004 +942 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3497 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +4090 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18108
X-Force: 7982
SecurityFocus: 3948 - PaintBBS Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5692 - PaintBBS - Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerabilit
Vulnerability Center: 6453 - PaintBBS 1.2 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:55
Updated: 09/22/2025 00:14
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:55 (58), 06/03/2019 18:04 (3), 09/22/2025 00:14 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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