OpenBB 1.0.0 Rc1/1.0.0 Rc2/1.0.0 Rc3 moderator.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenBB 1.0.0 Rc1/1.0.0 Rc2/1.0.0 Rc3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file moderator.php. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1830. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenBB 1.0.0 Rc1/1.0.0 Rc2/1.0.0 Rc3. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the file moderator.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open Bulletin Board (OpenBB) 1.0.0 RC3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access modifier options via a direct request to moderator.php with the action and ismod parameters.

The bug was discovered 05/23/2002. The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1830 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 222 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:moderator.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10700 (OpenBB Unauthorized Moderator Access 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 (9160), Exploit-DB (21478), SecurityFocus (BID 4823†), OSVDB (5662†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13569†). See VDB-19472 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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12/31/2002 +221 days 🔍
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12/24/2006 +543 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +2780 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1830 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1830
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19473
X-Force: 9160
SecurityFocus: 4823 - OpenBB Unauthorized Moderator Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5662 - OpenBB - Unauthorized Moderator Access Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 13569 - OpenBB Moderator Authentication Bypass, High

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

Created: 08/04/2014 17:10
Updated: 09/01/2025 16:45
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:10 (57), 07/12/2019 16:06 (4), 01/18/2025 01:56 (27), 09/01/2025 16:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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