Allaire Coldfusion Server up to 5.0 on Windows Response Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Allaire Coldfusion Server up to 5.0 on Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Response Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0576. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Allaire Coldfusion Server up to 5.0 on Windows. This affects some unknown processing of the component Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ColdFusion 5.0 and earlier on Windows systems allows remote attackers to determine the absolute pathname of .cfm or .dbm files via an HTTP request that contains an MS-DOS device name such as NUL, which leaks the pathname in an error message.

The weakness was published 04/18/2002 by Peter Gründl as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0576. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11393 (ColdFusion on IIS cfm/dbm Diagnostic Error Path Disclosure), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10617 (Allaire Macromedia ColdFusion DOS Device File Request System Information Disclosure 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 (8866), Tenable (11393), SecurityFocus (BID 4542†), OSVDB (3337†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2988†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 11393
Nessus Name: ColdFusion on IIS cfm/dbm Diagnostic Error Path Disclosure
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07/11/2014 +3837 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Gründl
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18255
X-Force: 8866
SecurityFocus: 4542 - ColdFusion DOS Device File Request System Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3337 - ColdFusion on IIS cfm/dbm Diagnostic Error Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 2988 - Macromedia ColdFusion <5.0 on Windows Systems Pathname Disclosure, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:09
Updated: 09/15/2025 04:18
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:09 (72), 05/17/2019 09:55 (1), 09/15/2025 04:18 (18)
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