VDB-21184 · CVE-2003-1252 · BID 6547

Kelli Shaver S8Forum 3.0 register.php system($cmd) privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Kelli Shaver S8Forum 3.0 (Forum Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file register.php. The manipulation of the argument system($cmd) 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

register.php in S8Forum 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands by creating a user whose name ends in a .php extension and entering the desired commands into the E-mail field, which creates a web-accessible .php file that can be called by the attacker, as demonstrated using a "system($cmd)" E-mail address with a "any_name.php" username.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1252 since 11/16/2005. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:register.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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01/03/2003 🔍
01/06/2003 +3 days 🔍
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12/31/2003 +359 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +686 days 🔍
08/22/2014 +3201 days 🔍
06/16/2018 +1394 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1252 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1005881
SecurityFocus: 6547 - S8Forum Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 7819 - S8Forum injection of arbitrary code, Highly Critical

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Created: 08/22/2014 16:11
Updated: 06/16/2018 10:06
Changes: 08/22/2014 16:11 (58), 06/16/2018 10:06 (1)
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