Cgiscript.net csSearch 2.3 Save Setup csSearch.cgi setup privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cgiscript.net csSearch 2.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file csSearch.cgi of the component Save Setup Handler. The manipulation of the argument setup leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0495. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Cgiscript.net csSearch 2.3. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file csSearch.cgi of the component Save Setup Handler. The manipulation of the argument setup 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. The summary by CVE is:

csSearch.cgi in csSearch 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the savesetup command and the setup parameter, which overwrites the setup.cgi configuration file that is loaded by csSearch.cgi.

The weakness was released 08/12/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0495. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10924 (csSearch csSearch.cgi setup Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution), 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 10850 (CSSearch Remote Command Execution Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1547.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8636), Exploit-DB (21354), Tenable (10924), SecurityFocus (BID 4368†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2041†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-18861, VDB-19393, VDB-19394 and VDB-19395. 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: 9.8
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VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10924
Nessus Name: csSearch csSearch.cgi setup Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1547
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP csSearch.cgi arbitrary command execution attempt
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2002 🔍
03/27/2002 +1 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +138 days 🔍
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09/09/2003 +393 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3969 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +4074 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0495 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0495
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18551
X-Force: 8636
SecurityFocus: 4368 - CSSearch Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2041 - CsSearch.cgi in CsSearch <= 2.3 Allows Command Execution, High

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

Created: 07/22/2014 22:08
Updated: 09/16/2025 16:27
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:08 (72), 05/12/2019 17:35 (2), 07/11/2024 05:59 (25), 09/16/2025 16:27 (5)
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