Lotus Domino up to 5.0.9 Request information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Lotus Domino up to 5.0.9. This affects an unknown function of the component Request Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0245. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lotus Domino up to 5.0.9 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Lotus Domino server 5.0.8 with NoBanner enabled allows remote attackers to (1) determine the physical path of the server via a request for a nonexistent file with a .pl (Perl) extension, which leaks the pathname in the error message, or (2) make any request that causes an HTTP 500 error, which leaks the server s version name in the HTTP error message.

The weakness was shared 05/29/2002 by Nicolas Gregoire with Exaprobe (Website). The advisory is shared at iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0245. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11009 (IBM Lotus Domino Banner Nonexistent .pl File Request Path Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86311 (Lotus Domino Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8160), Tenable (11009), SecurityFocus (BID 4049†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1257†). The entries VDB-18447 and VDB-18448 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11009
Nessus Name: IBM Lotus Domino Banner Nonexistent .pl File Request Path Disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/07/2002 🔍
05/29/2002 +111 days 🔍
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06/08/2002 +10 days 🔍
06/24/2003 +381 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4035 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: iss.net
Researcher: Nicolas Gregoire
Organization: Exaprobe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0245 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18169
X-Force: 8160
SecurityFocus: 4049 - Lotus Domino Banner Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1257 - Lotus Domino Discloses Server Pathname, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:01
Updated: 09/21/2025 00:03
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:01 (65), 05/10/2019 09:39 (5), 09/21/2025 00:03 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:C11:103

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