dotProject 2.0/2.0.1 Error Message check.php baseDir information disclosure ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in dotProject 2.0/2.0.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file check.php of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation of the argument baseDir causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0754. There is not any exploit available. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in dotProject 2.0/2.0.1 (Project Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file check.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument baseDir 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. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** dotProject 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests with an invalid baseDir to certain PHP scripts in the db directory, which reveal the path in an error message. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that it could only occur if the administrator ignores the installation instructions as well as warnings generated by check.php.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2006. The weakness was released 02/14/2006 by Robin Verton (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0754 since 02/18/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. By approaching the search of inurl:check.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20925 (dotProject Multiple Scripts Remote File Inclusion), 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4212.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24746), Tenable (20925), SecurityFocus (BID 16648†), OSVDB (23206†) and Secunia (SA18879†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-28773, VDB-28772, VDB-31867 and VDB-83528. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 20925
Nessus Name: dotProject Multiple Scripts Remote File Inclusion
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Robin Verton
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28771
X-Force: 24746
SecurityFocus: 16648 - Dotproject Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18879 - dotProject File Inclusion and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 23206 - dotProject /db/ Directory Multiple Script Malformed baseDir Variable Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 10420 - DotProject Remote Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0604

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/07/2021 22:11
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (77), 06/14/2019 14:04 (3), 07/07/2021 22:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:BBD:103

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