Phorum 3.0.7 violation.php3 Mod/ForumName Relay privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 3.0.7. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file violation.php3. This manipulation of the argument Mod/ForumName causes privileges management (Relay). The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-1234. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Phorum 3.0.7 (Forum Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file violation.php3. The manipulation of the argument Mod/ForumName with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Relay). 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

violation.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to send e-mails to arbitrary addresses and possibly use Phorum as a "spam proxy" by setting the Mod and ForumName parameters.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2000 by FIRST (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.uni-stuttgart.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1234 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 1179.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20587) and SecurityFocus (BID 2272†). The entries VDB-16213, VDB-16214, VDB-16216 and VDB-16217 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Relay
Class: Privileges management / Relay
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: 1179
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Phorum violation access
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2000 🔍
12/31/2000 +365 days 🔍
12/31/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +1656 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +3275 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +3846 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2000-1234 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1234
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16219
SecurityFocus: 2272 - Phorum violation.php3 Arbitrary Email Relay Vulnerability

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

Created: 07/02/2014 11:48
Updated: 01/11/2025 19:35
Changes: 07/02/2014 11:48 (50), 05/28/2018 09:20 (7), 01/11/2025 19:35 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:41C:103

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