Mail2Forum m2f_forum.php m2f_root_path privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Mail2Forum (Forum Software) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file m2f_forum.php. The manipulation of the argument m2f_root_path 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 weakness was published 07/17/2006 by OLiBekaS (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3735. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by OLiBekaS and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:m2f_forum.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 databases at X-Force (27788) and Exploit-DB (2019). Similar entries are available at 31436, 84366 and 84367.

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: OLiBekaS
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: OLiBekaS
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3735 (🔍)
X-Force: 27788
SecurityFocus: 19038 - Mail2Forum Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21083
OSVDB: 27355 - Mail2Forum for phpBB m2f_forum.php m2f_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/08/2016 19:53
Updated: 08/03/2022 01:15
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:53 (51), 12/04/2018 11:09 (4), 08/03/2022 01:01 (3), 08/03/2022 01:15 (7)
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