Anthill 0.1.6.1 Authentication postbug.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Anthill 0.1.6.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file postbug.php of the component Authentication. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-0548. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Anthill 0.1.6.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file postbug.php of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Anthill allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and file bug reports by directly accessing the postbug.php program instead of enterbug.php.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2002. The weakness was presented 07/03/2002 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0548. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 88 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:postbug.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10586 (Anthill postbug.php Authentication Bypass 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 (8771), SecurityFocus (BID 4443†), OSVDB (14417†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6398†). See VDB-18369 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18368
X-Force: 8771
SecurityFocus: 4443 - Anthill postbug.php Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14417 - Anthill - postbug.php - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6398 - Anthill 0.1.6 .1 Allows Bypassing Authentication via postbug.php Program, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:20
Updated: 09/16/2025 07:17
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:20 (52), 06/03/2019 21:08 (9), 09/16/2025 07:17 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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