BRS Webweaver 1.0.1 Password Protection improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BRS Webweaver 1.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Password Protection. This manipulation with the input /./ causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-1546. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BRS Webweaver 1.0.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Protection. The manipulation with the input value /./ leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BRS WebWeaver Web Server 1.01 allows remote attackers to bypass password protections for files and directories via an HTTP request containing a "/./" sequence.

The bug was discovered 10/24/2002. The weakness was published 03/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityoffice.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1546. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, 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 86404 (BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access 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 (10467), SecurityFocus (BID 6041†), OSVDB (14334†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6343†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• BRS

Name

• Webweaver

Version

• 1.0.1

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
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 🔍
12/08/2004 +618 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +3530 days 🔍
09/04/2025 +4045 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityoffice.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20245
X-Force: 10467
SecurityFocus: 6041 - BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14334 - BRS - WebWeaver Web Server - File Access Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6343 - BRS WebWeaver 1.0 1 Allows Bypassing Password Protections via HTTP Request, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 11:46
Updated: 09/04/2025 04:53
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:46 (58), 06/04/2019 14:43 (3), 09/04/2025 04:53 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:F64:103

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