TellMe 1.2 index.php q_Host information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in TellMe 1.2. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument q_Host causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-4699. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TellMe 1.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument q_Host with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify command line arguments for the Whois program and obtain sensitive information via "--" style options in the q_Host parameter.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2005. The weakness was published 10/05/2005 by Donnie Werner (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4699 since 02/01/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (22522), OSVDB (19871†) and Secunia (SA17078†). Similar entries are available at VDB-28016 and VDB-28014. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/29/2005 🔍
10/05/2005 +6 days 🔍
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10/06/2005 +0 days 🔍
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12/31/2005 +85 days 🔍
02/01/2006 +32 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3326 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Donnie Werner
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28015
X-Force: 22522 - Tellme index.php command option
Secunia: 17078 - Tellme Cross-Site Scripting and "whois" Command Line Option Injection, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19871 - Tellme index.php q_Host Variable Arbitrary Command Option Execution

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/16/2018 09:20
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (55), 07/16/2018 09:20 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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