Black Tie Project up to 0.5b Category ID categorie.php3 cid Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Black Tie Project up to 0.5b. This affects an unknown function of the file categorie.php3 of the component Category ID Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument cid can lead to information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0446. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Black Tie Project up to 0.5b (Project Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file categorie.php3 of the component Category ID Handler. The manipulation of the argument cid with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). 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. CVE summarizes:

categorie.php3 in Black Tie Project (BTP) 0.4b through 0.5b allows remote attackers to determine the absolute path of the web server via an invalid category ID (cid) parameter, which leaks the pathname in an error message.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2002. The weakness was released 07/26/2002 by Ahmet Sabri ALPER as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0446. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 136 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 10531 (Black Tie Project Path 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 (8439), SecurityFocus (BID 4275†), OSVDB (12649†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6424†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

03/12/2002 🔍
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07/26/2002 +136 days 🔍
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12/13/2004 +871 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3508 days 🔍
09/17/2025 +4075 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ahmet Sabri ALPER
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18466
X-Force: 8439 - Black Tie Project non-existent category ID path disclosure
SecurityFocus: 4275 - Black Tie Project Path Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12649 - Black Tie Project - Path Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6424 - Black Tie Project <= 0.5 b Allows Obtaining Path Information via Error Message, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:15
Updated: 09/17/2025 10:39
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:15 (64), 06/03/2019 22:08 (3), 09/17/2025 10:39 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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