AGH HTMLsearch 1.0 search.cgi template privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AGH HTMLsearch 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file search.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument template results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2113. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in AGH HTMLsearch 1.0. This affects an unknown functionality of the file search.cgi. The manipulation of the argument template with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

search.cgi in AGH HTMLsearch 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the template parameter.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-2113 since 08/05/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1405.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8032), Exploit-DB (21257) and SecurityFocus (BID 3985†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1405
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP AHG search.cgi access
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Timelineinfo

01/29/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +336 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
08/05/2005 +948 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3288 days 🔍
07/24/2024 +3640 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19755
X-Force: 8032
SecurityFocus: 3985 - AHG Search Engine Search.CGI Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 11:43
Updated: 07/24/2024 16:15
Changes: 08/06/2014 11:43 (46), 06/11/2018 08:45 (8), 07/09/2024 08:01 (17), 07/24/2024 16:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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