Zeroboard 4.1 Pl2 _zb_path privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zeroboard 4.1 Pl2. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument _zb_path results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1704. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zeroboard 4.1 Pl2 (Forum Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument _zb_path with an unknown input 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Zeroboard 4.1, when the "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the _zb_path parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1704 since 06/21/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (9366), Exploit-DB (21557) and SecurityFocus (BID 5028†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / 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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/15/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +199 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +903 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3331 days 🔍
02/08/2025 +3841 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1704 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1704
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19347
X-Force: 9366 - Zeroboard allows remote attacker to include remote PHP files
SecurityFocus: 5028

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:31
Updated: 02/08/2025 03:24
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:31 (46), 06/09/2018 11:06 (6), 02/08/2025 03:24 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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