UploadScript 1.0 admin.php pass access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in UploadScript 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file admin.php. This manipulation of the argument pass causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-0246. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in UploadScript 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file admin.php. The manipulation of the argument pass with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

admin.php in UploadScript 1.0 does not check for the original password before making a change to a new password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via the pass parameter in a nopass (Set Password) action.

The weakness was disclosed 01/11/2008 by Dj7xpl (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0246 since 01/11/2008. 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:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39570), Exploit-DB (4871) and SecurityFocus (BID 27203†). The entry VDB-40506 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: UploadScript 1.0

Timelineinfo

01/09/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2621 days 🔍
10/14/2024 +3500 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com
Researcher: Dj7xpl
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40507
X-Force: 39570 - UploadScript admin.php command execution
SecurityFocus: 27203 - UploadScript and UploadImage 'admin.php' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/14/2024 04:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (58), 09/14/2018 08:20 (3), 10/14/2024 04:52 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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