Cutephp CuteNews up to 1.3.6 users.db.php Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cutephp CuteNews 0.88/1.3/1.3.1/1.3.2/1.3.6. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file users.db.php. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-1573. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cutephp CuteNews 0.88/1.3/1.3.1/1.3.2/1.3.6 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file users.db.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The documentation for AJ-Fork 167 implies that users should set permissions for users.db.php to 777, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PHP code and gain privileges as the administrator.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2004. The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 by Ahmad Muammar (y3dips) (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1573 since 02/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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. By approaching the search of inurl:users.db.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 (17571), SecurityFocus (BID 11301†), OSVDB (10569†), SecurityTracker (ID 1011484†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15183†). See VDB-22852 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Cutephp

Name

CuteNews

Version

License

free

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/30/2004 🔍
09/30/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/01/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +91 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
02/20/2005 +51 days 🔍
05/20/2007 +819 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +2886 days 🔍
07/19/2019 +1557 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Ahmad Muammar (y3dips)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1573 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22853
X-Force: 17571
SecurityFocus: 11301 - AJ-Fork Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10569 - CVE-2004-1573 - AJ-Fork - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1011484
Vulnerability Center: 15183 - AJ-Fork 167 Documentation Recommend Insecure Permissions for Users.db.php, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:31
Updated: 07/19/2019 15:39
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:31 (60), 07/19/2019 15:39 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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