Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server up to 1.0.2 Administration Console srvstatus.chl privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server up to 1.0.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file srvstatus.chl of the component Administration Console. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1080. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server up to 1.0.2 (Web Server). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file srvstatus.chl of the component Administration Console. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

The Administration console for Abyss Web Server 1.0.3 before Patch 2 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and modify server configuration via direct requests to CHL files such as (1) srvstatus.chl, (2) consport.chl, (3) general.chl, (4) srvparam.chl, and (5) advanced.chl.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2002. The weakness was disclosed 10/04/2002 by Auriemma Luigi as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1080. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 43 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 86390 (Abyss Web Server Administrative Console Unauthorized Access Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9957), SecurityFocus (BID 5548†), OSVDB (3287†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6365†). The entries VDB-18991 and VDB-18993 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Abyss Web Server 1.0.3

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08/22/2002 🔍
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10/04/2002 +43 days 🔍
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07/29/2014 +3519 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Auriemma Luigi
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18992
X-Force: 9957
SecurityFocus: 5548 - Abyss Web Server Administrative Console Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3287 - Abyss Web Server allows unauthorized admin console access
Vulnerability Center: 6365 - Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server Allows Modifying Server Configurations via CHL Files, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 17:50
Updated: 09/08/2025 21:33
Changes: 07/29/2014 17:50 (64), 06/04/2019 09:27 (3), 09/08/2025 21:33 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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