LoveCMS The Simple Forum 3.1d index.php access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in LoveCMS The Simple Forum 3.1d (Forum Software). This affects some unknown processing of the file modules/simpleforum/admin/index.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Simple Forum 3.1d module for LoveCMS 1.6.2 Final does properly restrict access to administrator functions, which allows remote attackers to change the administrator password via a direct request to modules/simpleforum/admin/index.php.

The weakness was released 11/22/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5308 since 12/01/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:modules/simpleforum/admin/index.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (46793).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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11/24/2008 +2 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2296 days 🔍
08/03/2021 +2331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5308 (🔍)
X-Force: 46793
SecurityFocus: 32435 - LoveCMS Simple Forum Password Reset Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 32758 - LoveCMS Simple Forum Module Security Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 50067 - Simple Forum Module for LoveCMS modules/simpleforum/admin/index.php Direct Request Admin Authentication Bypass
Vupen: ADV-2008-3243

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 11:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (49), 08/14/2017 09:13 (15), 08/03/2021 11:09 (3)
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