Freshmeat Network Query Tool 1.6 Error Message nqt.php portNum Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Freshmeat Network Query Tool 1.6 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file nqt.php of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation of the argument portNum causes information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1963. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Freshmeat Network Query Tool 1.6. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file nqt.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument portNum with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). 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:

nqt.php in Network Query Tool (NQT) 1.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a string in the portNum parameter, which reveals the full path in an error message.

The weakness was disclosed 04/23/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1963 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:nqt.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (15957) and Secunia (SA11479†). The entry VDB-21788 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/23/2004 🔍
04/23/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2004 +3 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +373 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3452 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +994 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21787
X-Force: 15957 - Network Query Tool pqt.php script discloses path information
Secunia: 11479 - Network Query Tool Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 11:31
Updated: 07/06/2017 08:05
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:31 (51), 07/06/2017 08:05 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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