Jo Webserver 1.0 Rc1 web-inf privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Jo Webserver 1.0 Rc1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file web-inf. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1857. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jo Webserver 1.0 Rc1 (Web Server) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file web-inf. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

jo! jo Webserver 1.0, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to retrieve files in the WEB-INF directory, which contains Java class files and configuration information, via a request to the WEB-INF directory with a trailing dot ("WEB-INF.").

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 by Matt Moore with WESTPOINT (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1857 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11037 (Multiple Server Crafted Request WEB-INF Directory Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10770 (Multiple Vendor WEB-INF Directory Contents Disclosure Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (11037), SecurityFocus (BID 5119†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2839†). The entries VDB-16610, VDB-19497, VDB-19498 and VDB-19500 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11037
Nessus Name: Multiple Server Crafted Request WEB-INF Directory Information Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 11037
OpenVAS Name: WEB-INF folder accessible
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Timelineinfo

06/28/2002 🔍
07/01/2002 +3 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +183 days 🔍
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06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Matt Moore
Organization: WESTPOINT
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19499
SecurityFocus: 5119 - Multiple Vendor WEB-INF Directory Contents Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2839

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:17
Updated: 09/01/2025 15:20
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:17 (59), 06/10/2018 08:56 (7), 06/23/2024 01:01 (17), 09/01/2025 15:20 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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