Dolphin news.php dir[inc] privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dolphin. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file news.php. This manipulation of the argument dir[inc] causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-4189. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dolphin (Social Network Software) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file news.php. The manipulation of the argument dir[inc] with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/14/2006 by Charles Nelwan a.k.a Cmaster4. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4189. 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 exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:news.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28363), SecurityFocus (BID 19648†), OSVDB (28501†), Secunia (SA21535†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016692†). See VDB-31825, VDB-84543, VDB-84544 and VDB-84545 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2006 🔍
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08/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
08/20/2006 +4 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3548 days 🔍
05/16/2025 +3295 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Charles Nelwan a.k.a Cmaster4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84553
X-Force: 28363 - Dolphin dir[inc] parameter file include
SecurityFocus: 19648
Secunia: 21535
OSVDB: 28501 - Dolphin news.php dir[inc] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1016692

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

Created: 05/08/2016 19:59
Updated: 05/16/2025 17:44
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:59 (45), 06/07/2017 14:51 (2), 08/04/2022 01:23 (2), 08/04/2022 01:31 (8), 05/16/2025 17:44 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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