A vulnerability was found in Simple Machines Forum 1.1.2 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 uses a concatenation method with insufficient randomization when creating a WAV file CAPTCHA, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via an automated brute-force attack.

The weakness was presented 06/18/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3308 since 06/20/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 (34907). See 37374 for similar entry.

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• Forum Software

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• Simple Machines

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• Forum

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• 1.1.2

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• open-source

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