Allaire Forums 2.0.5 rightAccessAllForums/rightModerateAllForums privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Allaire Forums 2.0.5. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation of the argument rightAccessAllForums/rightModerateAllForums can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0297. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Allaire Forums 2.0.5 (Forum Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument rightAccessAllForums/rightModerateAllForums 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Allaire Forums 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions to secure conferences via the rightAccessAllForums or rightModerateAllForums variables.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2000. The weakness was shared 04/03/2000 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www2.allaire.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0297. 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.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10343 (Allaire Forums rightAccessAllForums Vulnerability).

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 (4226), SecurityFocus (BID 1085†), OSVDB (1270†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6765†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: www2.allaire.com
Researcher: Discovered, reported to Allaire by Cameron Childress. Publicized by Allaire in a security bulletin released April 3, 2000.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15424
X-Force: 4226
SecurityFocus: 1085 - Allaire Forums "rightAccessAllForums" Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1270 - Allaire Forums rightAccessAllForums Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 6765 - Allaire Forums 2.0.5 Allows Bypassing Access Restrictions via Unsecured Conferences or Email, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 10:51
Updated: 10/16/2025 17:14
Changes: 06/24/2014 10:51 (61), 05/29/2019 09:51 (1), 10/08/2020 17:00 (1), 10/16/2025 17:14 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:8DF:103

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