Dolphin sdating.php dir[inc] privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Dolphin. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file sdating.php. The manipulation of the argument dir[inc] leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4189. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dolphin (Social Network Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file sdating.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 shared 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. 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:sdating.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 (28517†), Secunia (SA21535†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016692†). The entries VDB-31825, VDB-84543, VDB-84544 and VDB-84545 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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 🔍
08/14/2006 +0 days 🔍
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-100-84569
X-Force: 28363 - Dolphin dir[inc] parameter file include
SecurityFocus: 19648
Secunia: 21535
OSVDB: 28517 - Dolphin sdating.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 06:52 (2), 08/04/2022 07:03 (8), 05/16/2025 17:53 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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