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A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.1.20 (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file include/controlcenter/users.php. The manipulation of the argument POST
with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
include/controlcenter/users.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote authenticated moderators to gain privileges via a modified (1) user_ids POST parameter or (2) userdata array.
The weakness was released 04/19/2007 by Janek Vind (Website). The advisory is available at waraxe.us. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2249 since 04/25/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:include/controlcenter/users.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 5.1.22 eliminates this vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 36470, 36469, 36387 and 36385.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Privilege EscalationCWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Phorum 5.1.22
Timeline
04/19/2007 🔍04/19/2007 🔍
04/20/2007 🔍
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04/23/2007 🔍
04/25/2007 🔍
04/25/2007 🔍
03/13/2015 🔍
08/11/2017 🔍
Sources
Advisory: waraxe.usResearcher: Janek Vind
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2249 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1017936 - Phorum Input Validation Holes Permits Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks
SecurityFocus: 23616 - Phorum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24932 - Phorum Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 35059 - Phorum include/controlcenter/users.php Multiple Method Remote Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2007-1479
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 14:56Updated: 08/11/2017 04:25
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (49), 08/11/2017 04:25 (21)
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