Visualshapers ezContents 1.41 Images:Add New:Create privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Visualshapers ezContents 1.41. This impacts an unknown function of the component Images:Add New:Create. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1083. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Visualshapers ezContents 1.41 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Images:Add New:Create. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerabilities in ezContents 1.41 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause ezContents to (1) create directories using the Maintain Images:Add New:Create Subdirectory item, or (2) list directories using the Maintain Images file listing, via .. (dot dot) sequences.

The bug was discovered 07/25/2002. The weakness was published 10/04/2002 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1083. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 71 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 10784 (VisualShapers ezContents Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 (9710), SecurityFocus (BID 5315†), OSVDB (9065†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6781†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18994, VDB-18996, VDB-18997 and VDB-18998. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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07/25/2002 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1083 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1083
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18995
X-Force: 9710
SecurityFocus: 5315 - VisualShapers ezContents Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 9065 - ezContents Maintain Images function "dot dot" directory traversal
Vulnerability Center: 6781 - Directory Traversal in VisualShapers ezContents 1.40, 1.41 via Dot-Dot Attack, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 17:52
Updated: 09/08/2025 21:33
Changes: 07/29/2014 17:52 (55), 06/04/2019 09:29 (6), 09/08/2025 21:33 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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