Ilia Alshanetsky FUDforum 1.2.8/1.9.8/2.0.2 URL Encoding admbrowse.php cur/dest privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ilia Alshanetsky FUDforum 1.2.8/1.9.8/2.0.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the file admbrowse.php of the component URL Encoding Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument cur/dest can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1422. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ilia Alshanetsky FUDforum 1.2.8/1.9.8/2.0.2 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file admbrowse.php of the component URL Encoding Handler. The manipulation of the argument cur/dest with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

admbrowse.php in FUDforum before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or delete files via URL-encoded pathnames in the cur and dest parameters.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2002. The weakness was shared 04/11/2003 by Ulf Harnhammar as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1422. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 236 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admbrowse.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9901), Exploit-DB (21724), SecurityFocus (BID 5502†) and OSVDB (11376†). The entries VDB-20343 and VDB-20345 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FUDforum 2.2.0

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08/18/2002 🔍
08/19/2002 +1 days 🔍
04/11/2003 +235 days 🔍
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08/08/2014 +4137 days 🔍
01/10/2025 +3808 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20344
X-Force: 9901
SecurityFocus: 5502 - Ilia Alshanetsky FUDForum File Modification Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11376 - Ilia Alshanetsky - FUDForum - File Modification Vulnerability

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

Created: 08/08/2014 12:59
Updated: 01/10/2025 10:34
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:59 (58), 06/05/2019 12:55 (3), 07/01/2024 04:19 (17), 01/10/2025 10:34 (14)
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