PHProjekt up to 3.1a Request privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in PHProjekt up to 3.1a. This affects an unknown function of the component Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-1758. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHProjekt up to 3.1a. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Request Handler. The manipulation 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:

PHProjekt 2.0 through 3.1 allows remote attackers to view or modify data via requests to certain scripts that do not verify if the user is logged in.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2002. The weakness was released 12/31/2002 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1758 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 251 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 10601 (PHPProjekt Unauthorized Script Access 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 (8943), SecurityFocus (BID 4599†), OSVDB (59532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13526†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-19400. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/24/2002 🔍
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04/25/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +250 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +903 days 🔍
12/21/2006 +548 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +2783 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1758 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1758
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19401
X-Force: 8943
SecurityFocus: 4599 - PHProjekt Unauthorized Script Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59532 - PHPProjekt,Unauthorized Script Access with the HTTP POST Method
Vulnerability Center: 13526 - PHProject Data Modification due to User Verification Error, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:45
Updated: 09/01/2025 22:23
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:45 (58), 07/12/2019 12:54 (4), 09/01/2025 22:23 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:E2E:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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