Benjamin Lefevre Dobermann Forum up to 0.5 newtopic.php subpath privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Benjamin Lefevre Dobermann Forum up to 0.5 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php/entete.php/enteteacceuil.php/newtopic.php. The manipulation of the argument subpath results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-2200. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Benjamin Lefevre Dobermann Forum up to 0.5 (Forum Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the file index.php/entete.php/enteteacceuil.php/newtopic.php. The manipulation of the argument subpath 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Benjamin Lefevre Dobermann FORUM 0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to remotely include and execute malicious PHP files via the "subpath" variablein (1) entete.php, (2) enteteacceuil.php, (3) index.php, or (4) newtopic.php.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 by Frog Man as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-2200 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php/entete.php/enteteacceuil.php/newtopic.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10863 (Benjamin Lefevre Dobermann Forum Remote File Include 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 (10492), Exploit-DB (21967), SecurityFocus (BID 6057†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4687†). 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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12/31/2002 +64 days 🔍
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08/06/2014 +3185 days 🔍
08/29/2025 +4041 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Frog Man
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19842
X-Force: 10492
SecurityFocus: 6057 - Benjamin Lefevre Dobermann Forum Remote File Include Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4687 - Dobermann Forum Allows Including Arbitrary Files, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 12:30
Updated: 08/29/2025 15:04
Changes: 08/06/2014 12:30 (60), 05/22/2019 19:06 (1), 01/02/2025 12:59 (27), 08/29/2025 15:04 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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