VDB-86555 · OSVDB 45792 · GCVE-100-86555

LimeSurvey Root.php homedir privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file Root.php. The manipulation of the argument homedir leads to privileges management. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LimeSurvey (Survey Software) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the file Root.php. The manipulation of the argument homedir 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 published 07/06/2007. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. By approaching the search of inurl:Root.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (45792†). Similar entries are available at VDB-86559, VDB-86558, VDB-86557 and VDB-86556. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Survey Software

Name

LimeSurvey

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/06/2007 🔍
07/06/2007 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2007 +4 days 🔍
05/31/2008 +326 days 🔍
05/09/2016 +2899 days 🔍
12/30/2018 +965 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-86555
OSVDB: 45792 - LimeSurvey Root.php homedir Parameter Remote File Inclusion

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2016 15:24
Updated: 12/30/2018 18:24
Changes: 05/09/2016 15:24 (40), 12/30/2018 18:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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