VDB-34951 · CVE-2006-6995 · BID 18543

V3 Chat V3chat Instant Messenger mycontacts.php membername privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in V3 Chat V3chat Instant Messenger. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file mycontacts.php. This manipulation of the argument membername causes privilege escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6995. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in V3 Chat V3chat Instant Messenger (Messaging Software) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file mycontacts.php. The manipulation of the argument membername with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

mycontacts.php in V3 Chat allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges as other users via a modified membername parameter.

The weakness was released 02/12/2007 by luny (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6995 since 02/12/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:mycontacts.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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 18543†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-31147 and VDB-31146. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

06/20/2006 🔍
02/12/2007 +237 days 🔍
02/12/2007 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2951 days 🔍
10/13/2017 +945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: luny
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34951
SecurityFocus: 18543 - V3 Chat Instant Messenger Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Vupen: ADV-2006-2474

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

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 10/13/2017 10:47
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (53), 10/13/2017 10:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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