Rlaj Whois 1.0 whois.cgi Domain Name privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Rlaj Whois 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file whois.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument Domain Name leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-1854. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Rlaj Whois 1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file whois.cgi. The manipulation of the argument Domain Name with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Rlaj whois CGI script (whois.cgi) 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the domain name field.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2002. The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1854 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/01/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 187 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 10753 (Rlaj WhoIs Remote Shell Command Execution 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 (9439), SecurityFocus (BID 5113†), OSVDB (59548†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6771†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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06/27/2002 🔍
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12/31/2002 +187 days 🔍
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01/05/2005 +736 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +175 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2002-1854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19496
X-Force: 9439
SecurityFocus: 5113 - Rlaj WhoIs Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59548 - Rlaj - WhoIs - Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6771 - Code Execution in Rlaj WhoIS 1.0 via Domain Name Field, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:16
Updated: 09/01/2025 16:45
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:16 (59), 06/04/2019 11:01 (3), 09/01/2025 16:45 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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