StatCounteX 3.0/3.1 admin.asp access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in StatCounteX 3.0/3.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file admin.asp. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0843. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in StatCounteX 3.0/3.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file admin.asp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

StatCounteX 3.0 and 3.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and edit configuration scripts via a direct request to admin.asp.

The weakness was disclosed 02/13/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0843 since 02/20/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 Exploit-DB (11434), SecurityFocus (BID 27814†), OSVDB (62531†) and Secunia (SA28984†). The entry VDB-51926 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/15/2008 🔍
02/17/2008 +2 days 🔍
02/20/2008 +2 days 🔍
02/20/2008 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2010 +724 days 🔍
02/13/2010 +0 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +11 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +1845 days 🔍
10/21/2025 +3872 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41132
SecurityFocus: 27814 - 2eNetWorX StatCounteX Administration Pages Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 28984 - StatCounteX "admin.asp" Security Bypass, Less Critical
OSVDB: 62531 - StatCounteX path/stats.mdb Direct Request Database Disclosure

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/21/2025 11:03
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (52), 09/16/2018 08:19 (10), 10/21/2025 11:03 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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