AJ-Fork 167 Tools information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AJ-Fork 167 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Tools. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1572. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in AJ-Fork 167. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Tools. 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. CVE summarizes:

AJ-Fork 167 does not restrict access to directories such as (1) data, (2) inc, (3) plugins, (4) skins, or (5) tools, which allows remote attackers to list files in those directories via a direct HTTP request.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2004. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by Ahmad Muammar (y3dips) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1572 since 02/20/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 92 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12130 (AJ-Fork Insecure Default Permissions 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 (17569), SecurityFocus (BID 11301†), OSVDB (10568†), SecurityTracker (ID 1011484†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9006†). The entry VDB-22853 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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09/30/2004 🔍
10/01/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +91 days 🔍
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02/20/2005 +51 days 🔍
08/30/2005 +191 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3514 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Ahmad Muammar (y3dips)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22852
X-Force: 17569
SecurityFocus: 11301 - AJ-Fork Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10568 - CVE-2004-1572 - AJ-Fork - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1011484
Vulnerability Center: 9006 - AJ-Fork and CuteNews Configuration Error Allows Arbitrary File Access via users.db.php Script, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:31
Updated: 07/06/2025 17:14
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:31 (56), 06/08/2019 16:11 (6), 07/06/2025 17:14 (18)
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