Finjan SurfinGate 5.6/6 File Extension privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Finjan SurfinGate 5.6/6 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Extension Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Finjan SurfinGate 5.6/6 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component File Extension Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 01/28/2003 by Jan Monsch and Ivan Buetler with Compass Security Network Computing (CSNC) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at finjan.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 6707†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Finjan

Name

SurfinGate

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: finjan.com

Timelineinfo

01/28/2003 🔍
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01/28/2003 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2019 +5992 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Jan Monsch, Ivan Buetler
Organization: Compass Security Network Computing (CSNC)
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32
SecurityFocus: 6707 - Finjan SurfinGate Unknown File Extension File Filter Circumvention Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2003 01:00
Updated: 06/25/2019 18:25
Changes: 01/28/2003 01:00 (48), 06/25/2019 18:25 (5)
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