e107 CMS up to 2.1.2 usersettings.php updated_data privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in e107 CMS up to 2.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file usersettings.php. Such manipulation of the argument updated_data leads to privileges management. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in e107 CMS up to 2.1.2 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file usersettings.php. The manipulation of the argument updated_data 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 bug was discovered 06/22/2016. The weakness was released 11/10/2016 by Kacper Szurek as e107 CMS <= 2.1.2 Privilege Escalation as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 141 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:usersettings.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The mailinglist post contains the following remark:

27-10-2016: Version 2.1.2 Released issue still not fixed

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

e107

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Version

License

open-source

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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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: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2016 🔍
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11/10/2016 +141 days 🔍
11/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/11/2019 +972 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: e107 CMS <= 2.1.2 Privilege Escalation
Researcher: Kacper Szurek
Status: Confirmed
Coordinated: 🔍

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93566

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2016 15:45
Updated: 07/11/2019 08:48
Changes: 11/11/2016 15:45 (45), 07/11/2019 08:48 (2)
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