# CVE-2002-2170: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by accessing the dir.hts page without authentication due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3857-6763-x46q

## What is CVE-2002-2170?

CVE-2002-2170 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Working Resources Inc. BadBlue Enterprise Edition 1.7 through 1.74 attempts to restrict administrator actions to the IP address of the local host, but does not provide additional authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page containing an HTTP POST request that accesses the dir.hts page on the localhost and adds an entire hard drive to be shared.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2170?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Working Resources Inc. Badblue.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-2170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-2170 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2170 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Working Resources 1.7.x BadBlue - Administrative Interface Arbitrary File Access (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2001-0277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0277/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0332/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2005-0595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0595/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1541/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1022/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2170 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-2170 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2170 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2170/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2170/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2170
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2170
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2170

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