Dev-Editor up to 3.0 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Dev-Editor up to 3.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4421. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dev-Editor up to 3.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dev-Editor 3.0 allows remote attackers to access any directory outside the web root whose name is a substring of the web root directory name.

The weakness was released 12/20/2005 by Charles Morris (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4421 since 12/20/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 X-Force (23057), SecurityFocus (BID 15393†) and Secunia (SA17537†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/11/2005 🔍
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12/20/2005 +39 days 🔍
12/20/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/20/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3369 days 🔍
07/15/2018 +1221 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Charles Morris
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-4421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27661
X-Force: 23057 - Dev-Editor root bypass security
SecurityFocus: 15393 - Dev-Editor Virtual Directory Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 17537 - Dev-Editor Virtual Root Directory Restriction Bypass, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2005-2389

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/15/2018 16:20
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (50), 07/15/2018 16:20 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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