Active PHP Bookmarks 1.1.01 apb_view_class.php APB_SETTINGS privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Active PHP Bookmarks 1.1.01 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file head.php/apb_common.php/apb_view_class.php. The manipulation of the argument APB_SETTINGS results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2003-1254. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Active PHP Bookmarks 1.1.01 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown code of the file head.php/apb_common.php/apb_view_class.php. The manipulation of the argument APB_SETTINGS with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Active PHP Bookmarks (APB) 1.1.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via (1) head.php, (2) apb_common.php, or (3) apb_view_class.php by modifying the APB_SETTINGS parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

The weakness was released 12/31/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1254 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:head.php/apb_common.php/apb_view_class.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11013 (Active PHP Bookmarks Multiple File Include Vulnerabilities).

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 (11010), SecurityFocus (BID 6545†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4698†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-21185. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Status: Not defined
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21186
X-Force: 11010
SecurityFocus: 6545 - Active PHP Bookmarks Multiple File Include Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 4698 - Active PHP Bookmarks 1.1.01 Allows Code Execution via PHP Script, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 16:12
Updated: 07/15/2025 15:34
Changes: 08/22/2014 16:12 (56), 05/22/2019 20:53 (3), 07/15/2025 15:34 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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