Alexander Palmo Simple PHP Blog 0.4.0 comment_delete_cgi.php Comment privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alexander Palmo Simple PHP Blog 0.4.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file comment_delete_cgi.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument Comment can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2787. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Alexander Palmo Simple PHP Blog 0.4.0 (Blog Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file comment_delete_cgi.php. The manipulation of the argument comment with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

comment_delete_cgi.php in Simple PHP Blog allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via the comment parameter.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2005. The weakness was disclosed 09/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2787 since 09/02/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:comment_delete_cgi.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19516 (Simple PHP Blog <= 0.4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22096), Exploit-DB (1191), Tenable (19516), SecurityFocus (BID 14681†) and OSVDB (19070†). The entry VDB-26181 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 19516
Nessus Name: Simple PHP Blog <= 0.4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2787 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2787
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26212
X-Force: 22096
SecurityFocus: 14681 - Simple PHP Blog Comment_Delete_CGI.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 16616 - Simple PHP Blog comment_delete_cgi.php Arbitrary File Deletion, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19070 - Simple PHP Blog - Comment_Delete_CGI.PHP Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9164 - SImple PHP Blog comment_delete_cgi.php Remote Arbitrary File Deletion, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 11/23/2025 01:13
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 06/09/2019 12:43 (7), 11/23/2025 01:13 (19)
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