wwwisis 3.3/3.45 prolog/epilog privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in wwwisis 3.3/3.45. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument prolog/epilog results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-0508. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in wwwisis 3.3/3.45. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument prolog/epilog with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

wwwisis 3.45 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and read files via the parameters (1) prolog or (2) epilog.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0508. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/16/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10661 (WWWIsis File 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 (8660), SecurityFocus (BID 4384†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4657†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/28/2002 🔍
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08/12/2002 +137 days 🔍
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06/30/2004 +688 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3674 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +4074 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18564
X-Force: 8660
SecurityFocus: 4384 - WWWIsis File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4657 - wwwisis <= 3.45 Allows Files Reading and Code Execution via Web Request, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 22:15
Updated: 09/16/2025 13:23
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:15 (51), 05/22/2019 17:17 (4), 06/20/2024 03:01 (17), 09/16/2025 13:23 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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