CGIScript.net csNews 1.0/1.0 Professional Advanced Settings csNews.cgi pheader/pfooter File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CGIScript.net csNews 1.0/1.0 Professional. The affected element is an unknown function of the file csNews.cgi of the component Advanced Settings. Such manipulation of the argument pheader/pfooter leads to information disclosure (File). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0923. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CGIScript.net csNews 1.0/1.0 Professional and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file csNews.cgi of the component Advanced Settings. The manipulation of the argument pheader/pfooter with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files, and possibly gain privileges, via the (1) pheader or (2) pfooter parameters in the "Advanced Settings" capability.

The weakness was published 10/04/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0923. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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 11726 (CGIScript.net csNews.cgi Advanced Settings Multiple Parameter Arbitrary File Retrieval), 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.

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 2223.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9333), Exploit-DB (21533), Tenable (11726), SecurityFocus (BID 4994†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2929†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18861, VDB-18859 and VDB-18858. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / 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: 11726
Nessus Name: CGIScript.net csNews.cgi Advanced Settings Multiple Parameter Arbitrary File Retrieval
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OpenVAS ID: 11726
OpenVAS Name: CSNews.cgi vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 2223
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP CGIScript.net csNews.cgi access
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2002 🔍
06/11/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +115 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2003 +250 days 🔍
11/24/2003 +166 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3900 days 🔍
07/31/2024 +3655 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0923 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0923
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18860
X-Force: 9333
SecurityFocus: 4994 - CGIScript.net csNews Header File Type Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2929 - CGIScript.net csNews.cgi Allows File Disclosure and Privilege Elevation, Medium

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

Created: 07/29/2014 11:13
Updated: 07/31/2024 12:14
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:13 (73), 05/17/2019 06:53 (2), 07/31/2024 12:14 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:190:103

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