Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administration Server access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Administration Server. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-0893. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (Directory Service Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Administration Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2008. The weakness was released 04/16/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0893 since 02/21/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32036 (Fedora 7 : fedora-ds-admin-1.1.4-1.fc7 (2008-3214)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41843), Tenable (32036), SecurityFocus (BID 28802†), OSVDB (44457†) and Secunia (SA29761†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-42020. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 32036
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : fedora-ds-admin-1.1.4-1.fc7 (2008-3214)
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OpenVAS ID: 860520
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/21/2008 🔍
04/15/2008 +54 days 🔍
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04/28/2008 +3 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2513 days 🔍
08/09/2019 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0893 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0893
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42021
X-Force: 41843
SecurityFocus: 28802 - Red Hat 'redhat-ds-admin' Shell Command Injection and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29761
OSVDB: 44457 - Red Hat Directory Server CGI scripts security bypass
SecurityTracker: 1019857
Vulnerability Center: 18276 - Red Hat Directory Server Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Security Restrictions, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 18:01
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/09/2019 18:01 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:27C:103

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