VDB-26330 · CVE-2005-2956 · EDB 26258

Adaptive Technology Resource Centre ATutor 1.5.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Adaptive Technology Resource Centre ATutor 1.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2956. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adaptive Technology Resource Centre ATutor 1.5.1 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ATutor 1.5.1, and possibly earlier versions, stores temporary chat logs under the web document root with insufficient access control and predictable filenames, which allows remote attackers to obtain user chat conversations via direct requests to those files.

The weakness was published 09/16/2005 by rgod (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2956 since 09/16/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (26258) and SecurityFocus (BID 14832†). Similar entries are available at VDB-26329 and VDB-26328. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Learning Management Software

Vendor

Adaptive Technology Resource Centre

Name

ATutor

Version

1.5.1

License

free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2005 🔍
09/16/2005 +2 days 🔍
09/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
09/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3463 days 🔍
03/23/2025 +3665 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26330
SecurityFocus: 14832 - ATutor Chat Logs Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 03/23/2025 07:24
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (45), 07/11/2018 04:20 (6), 03/23/2025 07:24 (27)
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