Virtual Hosting Control System up to 2.4.7.1 login.php check_login Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Virtual Hosting Control System up to 2.4.7.1. This affects the function check_login of the file login.php. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0685. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Virtual Hosting Control System up to 2.4.7.1. Affected by this issue is the function check_login of the file login.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The check_login function in login.php in Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) 2.4.7.1 and earlier does not exit when authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

The bug was discovered 02/11/2006. The weakness was disclosed 02/14/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0685 since 02/14/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/23/2019).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22078 (VHCS login.php check_login() Function Authentication Bypass), 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24666), Tenable (22078), SecurityFocus (BID 16600†), OSVDB (23108†) and Secunia (SA18799†). The entries VDB-28713, VDB-28711 and VDB-28710 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22078
Nessus Name: VHCS login.php check_login() Function Authentication Bypass
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02/11/2006 🔍
02/13/2006 +2 days 🔍
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02/13/2006 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
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07/19/2006 +155 days 🔍
07/25/2006 +6 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3152 days 🔍
06/23/2019 +1564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28712
X-Force: 24666
SecurityFocus: 16600 - Virtual Hosting Control System Multiple Input Validation And Access Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18799 - VHCS Security Issue and Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 23108 - VHCS check_login() authentication bypass
Vulnerability Center: 12369 - VHCS check_login Function allow Unauthorized Access, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0534

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/23/2019 16:26
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (69), 06/23/2019 16:26 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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