Haakon Nilsen SIPS 0.2.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Haakon Nilsen SIPS 0.2.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-1553. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Haakon Nilsen SIPS 0.2.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Haakon Nilsen Simple Internet Publishing System (SIPS) 0.2.2 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain password and other user information via a direct request to a user-specific configuration directory.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1553 since 03/26/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11171 (SIPS User Information Disclosure 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 (11572), Exploit-DB (22381) and SecurityFocus (BID 7134†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / 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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/18/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +288 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2008 +1547 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +2379 days 🔍
07/13/2025 +3939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21457
X-Force: 11572 - SIPS configuration directory information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 7134 - SIPS User Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:22
Updated: 07/13/2025 20:27
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:22 (46), 06/17/2018 09:46 (6), 12/23/2024 08:19 (25), 07/13/2025 20:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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