Cgiscript.net csNewsPro 1.0 csNewsPro.cgi eval setup privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cgiscript.net csNewsPro 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function eval of the file csNewsPro.cgi. Executing a manipulation of the argument setup can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1753. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cgiscript.net csNewsPro 1.0. This vulnerability affects the function eval of the file csNewsPro.cgi. The manipulation of the argument setup with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

csNewsPro.cgi in CGIScript.net csNews Professional (csNewsPro) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the setup parameter, which is processed by the Perl eval function.

The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cert.uni-stuttgart.de. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1753 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 (8636) and SecurityFocus (BID 4451†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-18551, VDB-18861, VDB-19393 and VDB-19394. 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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04/08/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +267 days 🔍
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06/21/2005 +903 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3331 days 🔍
06/09/2018 +1405 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cert.uni-stuttgart.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19396
X-Force: 8636 - Multiple CGIScript.net programs allows remote attacker to execute URL encoded Perl commands
SecurityFocus: 4451 - CSNews Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:44
Updated: 06/09/2018 11:09
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:44 (50), 06/09/2018 11:09 (6)
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