Sambar Server 5.1 URL privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sambar Server 5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input <url>%20%00 leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-0737. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sambar Server 5.1 (File Transfer Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input value <url>%20%00 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, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sambar web server before 5.2 beta 1 allows remote attackers to obtain source code of server-side scripts, or cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via DOS devices, using a URL that ends with a space and a null character.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2002. The weakness was presented 04/17/2002 by Peter Gründl (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sambar.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0737. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 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 10593 (Sambar Server Script Source Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8876), Exploit-DB (21390), SecurityFocus (BID 4533†), OSVDB (5123†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4766†). See VDB-17081, VDB-18025, VDB-21216 and VDB-21217 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Server 5.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sambar.com
Researcher: Peter Gründl
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0737 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0737
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18623
X-Force: 8876
SecurityFocus: 4533 - Sambar Server Script Source Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5123 - Sambar DOS Device Name DoS
Vulnerability Center: 4766 - Sambar web server< 5.2 beta 1 Allows Obtaining Source Code via HTTP, Medium

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

Created: 07/22/2014 23:06
Updated: 09/14/2025 07:11
Changes: 07/22/2014 23:06 (69), 05/23/2019 10:21 (1), 07/14/2024 11:56 (19), 09/14/2025 07:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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