Working Resources Inc. Badblue 1.7.0 Password Protection improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Working Resources Inc. Badblue 1.7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Protection. Such manipulation with the input / leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1541. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Working Resources Inc. Badblue 1.7.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Password Protection. The manipulation with the input value / leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

BadBlue 1.7 allows remote attackers to bypass password protections for directories and files via an HTTP request containing an extra / (slash).

The bug was discovered 10/24/2002. The weakness was published 03/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1541. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 158 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 86429 (Working Resources BadBlue Double Slash Directory Access Control Circumvention 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 (10466), SecurityFocus (BID 6044†), OSVDB (8613†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12033†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Working Resources Inc.

Name

• Badblue

Version

• 1.7.0

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/24/2002 🔍
10/24/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2003 +158 days 🔍
03/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2006 +1183 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +2965 days 🔍
09/05/2025 +4046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20240
X-Force: 10466
SecurityFocus: 6044 - Working Resources BadBlue Double Slash Directory Access Control Circumvention Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8613 - Working Resources - BadBlue - Double Slash Directory - Access Control Circumvention Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12033 - BadBlue Authentication Bypass via Extra Slash in HTTP Request, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 11:44
Updated: 09/05/2025 03:31
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:44 (57), 06/21/2019 09:36 (3), 09/05/2025 03:31 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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