GeekLog 1.3.5 Sr1/1.35 User Profile privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GeekLog 1.3.5 Sr1/1.35. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component User Profile Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1917. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GeekLog 1.3.5 Sr1/1.35 (Blog Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component User Profile Handler. 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:

CRLF injection vulnerability in the "User Profile: Send Email" feature in Geeklog 1.35 and 1.3.5sr1 allows remote attackers to obtain e-mail addresses by injecting a CRLF into the Subject field and adding a BCC mail header.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2002. The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1917 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 165 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 10778 (Geeklog Email Composition CRLF Injection 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 (9639), SecurityFocus (BID 5271†), OSVDB (59367†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6784†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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

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07/19/2002 🔍
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12/31/2002 +165 days 🔍
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01/06/2005 +737 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +174 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19559
X-Force: 9639
SecurityFocus: 5271 - Geeklog Email Composition CRLF Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59367 - Geeklog - Email Composition - CRLF Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6784 - Geeklog 1.3.5, 1.3.5sr1 Allows Revealing Email Address via CRLF, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 10:55
Updated: 09/01/2025 00:06
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:55 (59), 06/04/2019 11:21 (3), 09/01/2025 00:06 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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