2007-5984 | Justin Hagstrom AutoIndex PHP Script Url.php input validation (BID-26410 / XFDB-38437)

By Max On Jul 29, 2021

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Justin Hagstrom AutoIndex PHP Script up to 2.2.0 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown function of the file classes/Url.php. The manipulation of the argument dir with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

classes/Url.php in Justin Hagstrom AutoIndex PHP Script before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a %00 sequence in the dir parameter to index.php, which triggers an erroneous “recursive calculation.”

The weakness was published 11/12/2007 by L4teral (Website). The advisory is available at autoindex.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5984 since 11/14/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn’t require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 26410) and X-Force (38437). Similar entry is available at 39689.

Type

Programming Language Software

Vendor

Justin Hagstrom

Name

AutoIndex PHP Script

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Upgrade: AutoIndex PHP Script 2.2.1

11/12/2007 🔍
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11/14/2007 +1 days 🔍
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05/17/2008 +185 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2493 days 🔍
07/29/2021 +2327 days 🔍Advisory: autoindex.sourceforge.net
Researcher: L4teral
Status: Not defined
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