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A vulnerability was found in Allaire Forums 2.0.5 (Forum Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument rightAccessAllForums/rightModerateAllForums with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Allaire Forums 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions to secure conferences via the rightAccessAllForums or rightModerateAllForums variables.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2000. The weakness was shared 04/03/2000 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www2.allaire.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0297. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (4226).

Productinfo

Type

• Forum Software

Vendor

• Allaire

Name

• Forums

Version

• 2.0.5

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/03/2000 🔍
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04/03/2000 +0 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +1054 days 🔍
01/05/2005 +683 days 🔍
06/24/2014 +3457 days 🔍
10/08/2020 +2298 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: www2.allaire.com
Researcher: Discovered, reported to Allaire by Cameron Childress. Publicized by Allaire in a security bulletin released April 3, 2000.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0297 (🔍)
X-Force: 4226
Vulnerability Center: 6765 - Allaire Forums 2.0.5 Allows Bypassing Access Restrictions via Unsecured Conferences or Email, High
SecurityFocus: 1085 - Allaire Forums "rightAccessAllForums" Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1270 - Allaire Forums rightAccessAllForums Privilege Escalation

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 10:51
Updated: 10/08/2020 17:00
Changes: 06/24/2014 10:51 (61), 05/29/2019 09:51 (1), 10/08/2020 17:00 (1)
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