Perception LiteServe 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2 HTTP Request Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Perception LiteServe 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Request Handler. Such manipulation with the input <request>. leads to information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-1986. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Perception LiteServe 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with the input value <request>. leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Perception LiteServe 2.0 through 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the source code of CGI scripts via an HTTP request with a trailing dot (".").

The bug was discovered 11/14/2002. The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 by mattmurphy (Website). The advisory is shared for download at iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1986 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 47 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 86421 (Perception LiteServe CGI Source Disclosure 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 (10635), Exploit-DB (22020), SecurityFocus (BID 6188†), OSVDB (59524†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14223†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Source
Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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12/31/2002 +47 days 🔍
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06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
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08/05/2014 +2736 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: iss.net
Researcher: mattmurphy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1986 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19628
X-Force: 10635
SecurityFocus: 6188 - Perception LiteServe CGI Source Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59524 - Perception - LiteServe - CGI - Source Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14223 - Perception LiteServe CGI Source Code Disclosure via Trailing Dot in HTTP Requests, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:42
Updated: 08/31/2025 19:30
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:42 (63), 07/14/2019 12:31 (5), 12/29/2024 03:21 (21), 08/31/2025 19:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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