Vulnerability Report

CVE-2003-0497

Title: Intersystems Cache Database Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2003-0497

CWE Category CWE-264

Published Date Aug 07, 2003

Modified Date Apr 03, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.11%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2003-0497: Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying cache and executing it via cuxs.

Impacted Vendors

intersystems 1

Reference Links

http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=7 https://www.intersystems.com/support-learning/support/product-news-alerts/support-alerts-2003/ http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=7 https://www.intersystems.com/support-learning/support/product-news-alerts/support-alerts-2003/

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.2

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

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

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2003-0497 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22847

View Code

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

August 07, 2003 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.