ASP-Nuke 1.0/1.2/1.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ASP-Nuke 1.0/1.2/1.3. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-1788. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ASP-Nuke 1.0/1.2/1.3. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ASP-Nuke 1.3 and earlier places user credentials under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to main.mdb.

The bug was discovered 01/04/2004. The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1788 since 05/04/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 362 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 12019 (ASP-Nuke Remote User Database Access 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 Exploit-DB (23516), SecurityFocus (BID 9355†), OSVDB (17699†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13828†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB 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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12/31/2004 +362 days 🔍
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05/04/2005 +124 days 🔍
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03/09/2015 +2983 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22899
SecurityFocus: 9355 - ASP-Nuke Remote User Database Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17699 - ASP-Nuke - Remote User - Database Access Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13828 - ASP-Nuke 1.3 and earlier Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure (User Credentials), Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 07/06/2025 15:15
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (54), 07/13/2019 09:54 (4), 06/22/2024 07:32 (25), 07/06/2025 15:15 (7)
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