VDB-19984 · CVE-2002-2342 · BID 4738

Joe Depasquale Bannermatic 1.0/2.0/3.0 Ban File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joe Depasquale Bannermatic 1.0/2.0/3.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Ban File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-2342. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joe Depasquale Bannermatic 1.0/2.0/3.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Ban File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Bannermatic 1, 2, and 3 stores the (1) ban.log, (2) ban.bak, (3) ban.dat and (4) banmat.pwd data files under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for the files.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2342 since 10/29/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10670 (GetCruising Bannermatic World Readable Data Files Information 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 4738†). The entry VDB-19982 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Joe Depasquale

Name

Bannermatic

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

05/14/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +231 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2007 +1763 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2474 days 🔍
08/28/2025 +4039 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2342 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19984
SecurityFocus: 4738 - Bannermatic World Readable Data Files Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 12:45
Updated: 08/28/2025 17:53
Changes: 08/07/2014 12:45 (49), 06/12/2018 11:02 (2), 08/28/2025 17:53 (18)
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