PT-2002-2930 · Haakon Nilsen · Sips

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2218

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Haakon Nilsen simple, integrated publishing system (SIPS) versions prior to 20020209

Description: The issue is related to a CRLF injection vulnerability in the setUserValue function. This vulnerability could potentially allow gaining privileges or modifying critical configuration by injecting a CRLF sequence in a key value.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 20020209, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the setUserValue function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the site.inc.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the vulnerable function in the sipssys/code directory until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2218

Affected Products

Sips

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2218 · Security Note
• http://sips.cvs.sourceforge.net/sips/sips/sipssys/code/site.inc.php?view=log · Note
• http://sips.cvs.sourceforge.net/sips/sips/sipssys/code/site.inc.php?r1=1.13&r2=1.14 · Note