Dolphin profile_edit.php dir[inc] privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dolphin and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file profile_edit.php. The manipulation of the argument dir[inc] leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed 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) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file profile_edit.php. The manipulation of the argument dir[inc] with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/14/2006 by Charles Nelwan a.k.a Cmaster4. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4189. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:profile_edit.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 (28511†), Secunia (SA21535†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016692†). See VDB-31825, VDB-84543, VDB-84544 and VDB-84545 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Social Network Software

Name

Dolphin

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB 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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Countermeasuresinfo

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-100-84563
X-Force: 28363 - Dolphin dir[inc] parameter file include
SecurityFocus: 19648
Secunia: 21535
OSVDB: 28511 - Dolphin profile_edit.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 17:53
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:59 (45), 06/07/2017 14:51 (2), 08/04/2022 03:56 (2), 08/04/2022 04:04 (8), 05/16/2025 17:53 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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