Peter Sandvik Simple Web Server up to 0.5.1 HTTP Request privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Peter Sandvik Simple Web Server up to 0.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with the input http://www.example.com///file/ results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1238. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Peter Sandvik Simple Web Server up to 0.5.1 (Web Server). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with the input value http://www.example.com///file/ leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Peter Sandvik s Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2002. The weakness was published 11/12/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1238. 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 and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is shared for download 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 4 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 86415 (Simple Web Server File Disclosure Vulnerability).

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 (10563), Exploit-DB (22001), SecurityFocus (BID 6145†), OSVDB (14514†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6348†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/31/2014 +3521 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19140
X-Force: 10563 - Simple Web Server could allow an attacker to access password protected files
SecurityFocus: 6145 - Simple Web Server File Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14514 - CVE-2002-1238 - Peter Sandvik - Simple Web Server - Access Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6348 - Peter Sandvik Simple Web Server 0.5.1 Allows Bypassing Access Restrictions via HTTP Request, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 15:07
Updated: 09/07/2025 02:04
Changes: 07/31/2014 15:07 (62), 06/04/2019 10:22 (3), 07/06/2025 20:44 (27), 09/07/2025 02:04 (3)
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