Macromedia Application Server 6.0 createobject Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Macromedia Application Server 6.0. Impacted is the function createobject. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2204. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Macromedia Application Server 6.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function createobject. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

macromedia coldfusion mx 6.0 and 6.1 application server when running with the createobject function or cfobject tag enabled allows local users to conduct unauthorized activities and obtain administrative passwords by creating cfml scripts that use createobject or cfobject.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2004. The weakness was released 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at macromedia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2204 since 07/11/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (17567), SecurityFocus (BID 11364†), OSVDB (10718†), Secunia (SA12693†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8819†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Timelineinfo

09/30/2004 🔍
09/30/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/12/2004 +12 days 🔍
10/13/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +78 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2005 +192 days 🔍
08/07/2005 +27 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3501 days 🔍
06/08/2019 +1552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: macromedia.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23116
X-Force: 17567
SecurityFocus: 11364 - Macromedia ColdFusion MX CreateObject And CFOBJECT Java Extensibility Weakness
Secunia: 12693
OSVDB: 10718 - ColdFusion CFOBJECT Tag Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 8819 - Unauthorized Actions in Macromadia ColdFusion MX 6.0, 6.1 via CreateObject or CFOBJECT, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 06/08/2019 08:09
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (60), 06/08/2019 08:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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