Stepweb SWS 2.5 Password Manager admin.html information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Stepweb SWS 2.5 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file admin.html of the component Password Manager. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-0537. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Stepweb SWS 2.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file admin.html of the component Password Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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:

The admin.html file in StepWeb Search Engine (SWS) 2.5 stores passwords in links to manager.pl, which allows remote attackers who can access the admin.html file to gain administrative privileges to SWS.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2002. The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0537. 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 known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 82 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10587 (StepWeb Search Engine Admin Webpage Access 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 (8849), SecurityFocus (BID 4503†), OSVDB (11868†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6400†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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04/12/2002 🔍
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07/03/2002 +82 days 🔍
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12/12/2004 +893 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3498 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +4085 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18357
X-Force: 8849
SecurityFocus: 4503 - StepWeb Search Engine Admin Webpage Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11868 - StepWeb Search Engine - Admin Webpage Access Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6400 - Stepweb SWS 2.5 Allows Gaining Administrative Privileges via manager.pl, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:19
Updated: 09/16/2025 12:20
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:19 (57), 06/03/2019 20:37 (3), 09/16/2025 12:20 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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