KTorrent up to 3.1.3 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in KTorrent. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5905. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KTorrent (Peer-to-Peer Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The web interface plugin in KTorrent before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload arbitrary torrent files, and trigger the start of downloads and seeding, via a crafted HTTP POST request.

The bug was discovered 10/20/2008. The weakness was published 01/15/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5905 since 01/15/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 87 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35731 (GLSA-200902-05 : KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46117), Tenable (35731), SecurityFocus (BID 31927†), OSVDB (49356†) and Secunia (SA32442†). Similar entry is available at VDB-45916. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35731
Nessus Name: GLSA-200902-05 : KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites
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OpenVAS ID: 800342
OpenVAS Name: KTorrent PHP Code Injection And Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: KTorrent 1.2

Timelineinfo

10/20/2008 🔍
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10/27/2008 +7 days 🔍
01/15/2009 +80 days 🔍
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02/23/2009 +39 days 🔍
02/24/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/01/2009 +5 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2207 days 🔍
08/28/2019 +1625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5905 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5905
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45915

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X-Force: 46117
SecurityFocus: 31927 - KTorrent PHP Code Injection And Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32442 - KTorrent Web Interface Torrent Upload and PHP Code Injection, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 49356 - KTorrent Web interface weak security
Vulnerability Center: 21086 - KTorrent < 3.1.4 Web Interface Plugin Allows Remote Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2911

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/28/2019 16:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (82), 08/28/2019 16:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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