SurfControl Superscout Web Filter 3.0 Web Reports Server Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SurfControl Superscout Web Filter 3.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Reports Server. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-0705. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to add additional authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SurfControl Superscout Web Filter 3.0. Affected is an unknown code of the component Web Reports Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter stores the "scwebusers" username and password file in a web-accessible directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain valid usernames and crack the passwords.

The weakness was shared 10/01/2002 by Matt Moore with WESTPOINT as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0705. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10833 (SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter User Accounts Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10248), SecurityFocus (BID 5856†), OSVDB (3489†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4603†). The entries VDB-19045, VDB-19046, VDB-19047 and VDB-19048 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Matt Moore
Organization: WESTPOINT
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0705 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19044
X-Force: 10248
SecurityFocus: 5856 - SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter User Accounts Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3489 - SurfControl SuperScout Web Filter User Accounts Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 4603 - Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter Allows Gaining Access to User Credentials, Medium

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

Created: 07/30/2014 13:02
Updated: 09/14/2025 12:43
Changes: 07/30/2014 13:02 (67), 09/14/2025 12:43 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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