ntopng up to 2.1 admin/password_reset.lua Username 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ntopng up to 2.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file admin/password_reset.lua. Such manipulation of the argument Username leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8368. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ntopng up to 2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/password_reset.lua. The manipulation of the argument username with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.

The weakness was shared 12/17/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-8368 since 11/26/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple 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 T1211.

A public exploit has been developed by Dolev Farhi and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (38836). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Dolev Farhi
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OpenVAS ID: 801645
OpenVAS Name: ntopng Privilege Escalation
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ntopng 2.2

Timelineinfo

11/26/2015 🔍
12/01/2015 +5 days 🔍
12/01/2015 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2015 +16 days 🔍
12/17/2015 +0 days 🔍
12/18/2015 +1 days 🔍
12/30/2024 +3300 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 134593
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-8368 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8368
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79844
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2015 09:31
Updated: 12/30/2024 07:07
Changes: 12/18/2015 09:31 (43), 05/08/2018 09:06 (18), 07/01/2022 10:32 (3), 12/30/2024 07:07 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:CF8:103

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