MiniHTTP Web Forum File Sharing Sever Powerpack 4.0 User Account join.asp privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MiniHTTP Web Forum File Sharing Sever Powerpack 4.0. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file join.asp of the component User Account. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5597. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MiniHTTP Web Forum File Sharing Sever Powerpack 4.0 (Forum Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file join.asp of the component User Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

join.asp in MiniHTTP Web Forum & File Server PowerPack 4.0 allows remote attackers to add or modify arbitrary user accounts via modified (1) frmMailBox and (2) frmUserPass parameters.

The weakness was shared 10/27/2006 by Greg Linares (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5597 since 10/27/2006. 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 public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:join.asp 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 (29826), Exploit-DB (2651), SecurityFocus (BID 20743†) and Secunia (SA22568†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3058 days 🔍
12/21/2024 +3572 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Greg Linares
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33019
X-Force: 29826 - MiniHTTP Web Forum & File Sharing Server join.asp security bypass
SecurityFocus: 20743 - MiniHTTPServer Web Forum and File Sharing Server Add User Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 22568
Vupen: ADV-2006-4217

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 12/21/2024 05:11
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (60), 10/04/2017 09:56 (1), 08/02/2024 15:55 (22), 12/21/2024 05:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D8D:103

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