Mondosoft Mondosearch 4.4 msmmask.exe mask Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mondosoft Mondosearch 4.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file msmmask.exe. Such manipulation of the argument mask leads to information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-1528. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mondosoft Mondosearch 4.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file msmmask.exe. The manipulation of the argument mask with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

MsmMask.exe in MondoSearch 4.4 allows remote attackers to obtain the source code of scripts via the mask parameter.

The weakness was released 04/02/2003 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1528. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11163 (MondoSearch MsmMask.exe Arbitrary Script Source Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10975 (MondoSearch Source Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10350), Tenable (11163), SecurityFocus (BID 5941†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4581†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-81741. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11163
Nessus Name: MondoSearch MsmMask.exe Arbitrary Script Source Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 11163
OpenVAS Name: msmmask.exe
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/10/2002 🔍
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11/25/2002 +46 days 🔍
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08/08/2014 +3700 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1528 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1528
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20306
X-Force: 10350
SecurityFocus: 5941 - MondoSearch Source Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4581 - MondoSearch 4.4 Search Engine Reveals Source Code via Mask Parameter, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:36
Updated: 09/05/2025 11:55
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:36 (70), 05/22/2019 12:33 (1), 09/05/2025 11:55 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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