GForge 4.5.16 cvsweb.php PATH_INFO privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GForge 4.5.16. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file cvsweb.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0246. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GForge 4.5.16 (Project Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file cvsweb.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

plugins/scmcvs/www/cvsweb.php in the CVSWeb CGI in GForge 4.5.16 before 20070524, aka gforge-plugin-scmcvs, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the PATH_INFO.

The weakness was shared 05/24/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0246 since 01/16/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:cvsweb.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25301 (Debian DSA-1297-1 : gforge-plugin-scmcvs - missing input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4.5.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34510), Tenable (25301), SecurityFocus (BID 24141†), OSVDB (36526†) and Secunia (SA25395†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Nessus ID: 25301
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1297-1 : gforge-plugin-scmcvs - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 58347
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1297-1 (gforge-plugin-scmcvs)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GForge 4.5.16

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03/15/2015 +2846 days 🔍
07/20/2021 +2319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-0246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36989

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X-Force: 34510
SecurityFocus: 24141 - GForge Unspecified Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 25395
OSVDB: 36526 - GForge CVSWeb CGI cvsweb.php PATH_INFO Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 15251 - Gforge Input Validation Error Allows Arbitrary Command Injection to a Remote Attacker, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1942

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2021 08:20
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (69), 08/11/2017 12:00 (8), 07/20/2021 08:20 (3)
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