Phorum 3.3.2a HTTP Request del.php PHORUM[settings_dir] privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Phorum 3.3.2a. Impacted is an unknown function of the file plugin.php/admin.php/del.php of the component HTTP Request Handler. Such manipulation of the argument PHORUM[settings_dir] leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0764. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Phorum 3.3.2a (Forum Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file plugin.php/admin.php/del.php of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument PHORUM[settings_dir] with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Phorum 3.3.2a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request to (1) plugin.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) del.php that modifies the PHORUM[settings_dir] variable to point to a directory that contains a PHP file with the commands.

The weakness was published 08/12/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0764. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:plugin.php/admin.php/del.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10702 (Phorum Plugin.PHP Remote Command Execution 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 (9107), Exploit-DB (21459), SecurityFocus (BID 4763†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3185†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18650
X-Force: 9107
SecurityFocus: 4763 - Phorum Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3185 - Phorum 3.3.2a Allows Arbitrary Code Execution via a Malicious HTTP Request, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 23:27
Updated: 09/14/2025 06:46
Changes: 07/22/2014 23:27 (56), 05/18/2019 11:37 (3), 01/18/2025 23:00 (27), 09/14/2025 06:46 (3)
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