Phorum 3.3.2 stats.php User information disclosure

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.3$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Phorum 3.3.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file stats.php. This manipulation causes information disclosure (User). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-0352. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Phorum 3.3.2 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file stats.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (User). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Phorum 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to determine the email addresses of the 10 most active users via a direct HTTP request to the stats.php program, which does not require authentication.

The bug was discovered 03/02/2002. The weakness was disclosed 06/25/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.info. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0352. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 115 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:stats.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10504 (Phorum User Information Disclosure 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 (8344), SecurityFocus (BID 4226†), OSVDB (11140†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6438†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Name: User
Class: Information disclosure / User
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍
ISS Proventia IPS: 🔍

Timelineinfo

03/02/2002 🔍
03/02/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/02/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2002 +115 days 🔍
06/25/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2004 +902 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3497 days 🔍
09/19/2025 +4087 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0352 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0352
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18337
X-Force: 8344
SecurityFocus: 4226 - Phorum User Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11140 - Phorum - User Information - Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6438 - Phorum 3.3.2 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information via stats.php, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:16
Updated: 09/19/2025 00:33
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:16 (59), 06/03/2019 20:23 (3), 09/19/2025 00:33 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Are you interested in using VulDB?

Download the whitepaper to learn more about our service!