Phorum 3.0.7 Password Reset admin.php3 step/option/confirm/newPssword improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Phorum 3.0.7. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin.php3 of the component Password Reset. This manipulation of the argument step/option/confirm/newPssword causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-1228. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Phorum 3.0.7 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file admin.php3 of the component Password Reset. The manipulation of the argument step/option/confirm/newPssword with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to change the administrator password without authentication via an HTTP request for admin.php3 that sets step, option, confirm and newPssword variables.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at cert.uni-stuttgart.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1228 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1134.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20586) and SecurityFocus (BID 2271†). See VDB-16214, VDB-16216, VDB-16217 and VDB-16218 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1134
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Phorum admin access
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2000 🔍
12/31/2000 +360 days 🔍
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07/14/2005 +1656 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +3275 days 🔍
01/10/2025 +3845 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cert.uni-stuttgart.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16213
SecurityFocus: 2271 - Phorum admin.php3 Unverified Administrative Password Change Vulnerability

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

Created: 07/02/2014 11:32
Updated: 01/10/2025 16:03
Changes: 07/02/2014 11:32 (51), 05/28/2018 09:19 (6), 01/10/2025 16:03 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:9EF:103

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