TopSites counter.php File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in TopSites. This impacts an unknown function of the file counter.php. This manipulation causes privileges management (File). No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in TopSites (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file counter.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (File). 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 integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/01/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:counter.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11611 (PHP Topsites counter.php count_log_file Parameter Arbitrary File Overwrite), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (11611) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2983†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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• TopSites

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Privileges management / File
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11611
Nessus Name: PHP Topsites counter.php count_log_file Parameter Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2003 🔍
01/01/2003 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2003 +128 days 🔍
11/26/2003 +201 days 🔍
07/10/2016 +4610 days 🔍
02/21/2019 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88867
Vulnerability Center: 2983 - \x27counter.php\x27 CGI Allows File Overwrite, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2016 23:13
Updated: 02/21/2019 11:15
Changes: 07/10/2016 23:13 (33), 02/21/2019 11:15 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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