Sambar Server up to 6.0 security.ini privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Sambar Server 5.0/5.1/5.2/5.3/6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file security.ini. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-1286. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sambar Server 5.0/5.1/5.2/5.3/6.0 (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file security.ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HTTP Proxy in Sambar Server before 6.0 beta 6, when security.ini lacks a 127.0.0.1 proxydeny entry, allows remote attackers to send proxy HTTP requests to the Sambar Server s administrative interface and external web servers, by making a "Connection: keep-alive" request before the proxy requests.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2003 by David Endler (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1286 since 11/22/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:security.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16054), Exploit-DB (24076), SecurityFocus (BID 10256†), Secunia (SA9578†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1007819†). See VDB-17081, VDB-18025, VDB-18623 and VDB-21216 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Server 6.0

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01/30/2003 🔍
09/26/2003 +239 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +96 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2004 +125 days 🔍
11/22/2005 +567 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +3201 days 🔍
04/12/2025 +3880 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: David Endler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-1286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21218
X-Force: 16054 - Sambar Server HTTP keep-alive allows unauthorized access
SecurityFocus: 10256 - Sambar Open Proxy and Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 9578 - Sambar Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1007819

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

Created: 08/28/2014 17:38
Updated: 04/12/2025 23:58
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:38 (66), 06/16/2018 10:08 (1), 04/12/2025 23:58 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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