VDB-20067 · CVE-2002-2425 · XFDB 9756

Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.2 Administrative Script AdminAddadmin access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.2. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file AdminViewError/AdminAddadmin of the component Administrative Script. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-2425. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.2 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file AdminViewError/AdminAddadmin of the component Administrative Script. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sun AnswerBook2 1.2 through 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute administrative scripts such as (1) AdminViewError and (2) AdminAddadmin via a direct request.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-2425 since 11/01/2007. 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. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9756), Exploit-DB (21677) and SecurityFocus (BID 5383†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

Solaris Answerbook2

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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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Timelineinfo

08/02/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +151 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
11/01/2007 +1766 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2471 days 🔍
02/10/2025 +3840 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-2425 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20067
X-Force: 9756 - Sun AnswerBook2 allows unauthorized administrative scripts access
SecurityFocus: 5383 - Sun AnswerBook2 Unauthorized Administrative Script Access Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 14:51
Updated: 02/10/2025 05:34
Changes: 08/07/2014 14:51 (52), 04/20/2019 18:16 (4), 02/10/2025 05:34 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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