Allaire Forums 2.0.4/2.0.5/3.0/3.1 Message authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Allaire Forums 2.0.4/2.0.5/3.0/3.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Message Handler. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0108. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Allaire Forums 2.0.4/2.0.5/3.0/3.1 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Allaire Forums 2.0.4 and 2.0.5 and Forums! 3.0 and 3.1 allows remote authenticated users to spoof messages as other users by modifying the hidden form fields for the name and e-mail address.

The weakness was published 03/25/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0108. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10459 (Allaire Forums Insecure User Validation Message Posting 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 (7841), SecurityFocus (BID 3827†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6458†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/08/2002 🔍
01/08/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2002 +76 days 🔍
03/25/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2004 +994 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3497 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +4091 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18005
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 7841
SecurityFocus: 3827 - Forums! Insecure User Validation Message Posting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6458 - Allaire Forums and Forums! Allow Spoofing Messages via Hidden Form Fields, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:44
Updated: 09/22/2025 19:14
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:44 (56), 05/27/2019 10:46 (2), 06/17/2024 04:05 (17), 09/22/2025 19:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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