Sourcecraft Networking Utils 1.0 ping Utility networking_utils.php address privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sourcecraft Networking Utils 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file networking_utils.php of the component ping Utility. The manipulation of the argument address leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-1971. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sourcecraft Networking Utils 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file networking_utils.php of the component ping Utility. The manipulation of the argument address 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. The summary by CVE is:

The ping utility in networking_utils.php in Sourcecraft Networking_Utils 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via shell metacharacters in the Domain name or IP address argument.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2002. The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1971 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 are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/31/2025). 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 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:networking_utils.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10886 (Networking_Utils Remote 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 (10541), SecurityFocus (BID 6107†), OSVDB (59694†), SecurityTracker (ID 1005543†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10432†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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08/05/2014 +3087 days 🔍
08/31/2025 +4044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19613
X-Force: 10541
SecurityFocus: 6107 - Networking_Utils Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59694 - Networking_Utils - Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1005543
Vulnerability Center: 10432 - Sourcecraft Networking_Utils Ping Shell Metacharacters via Domain Name \x26 IP Address, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:27
Updated: 08/31/2025 19:30
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:27 (65), 06/14/2019 14:44 (3), 08/31/2025 19:30 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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