Snitz Forums 2000 up to 3.4.03 Password Reset password.asp member_id privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Snitz Forums 2000 up to 3.4.03. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file password.asp of the component Password Reset. Executing a manipulation of the argument member_id can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0494. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Snitz Forums 2000 up to 3.4.03 (Forum Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file password.asp of the component Password Reset. The manipulation of the argument member_id 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. CVE summarizes:

password.asp in Snitz Forums 3.4.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to reset passwords and gain privileges as other users by via a direct request to password.asp with a modified member id.

The weakness was released 08/07/2003 by JeiAr as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0494 since 06/27/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

By approaching the search of inurl:password.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11597 (Snitz Forums 2000 3.4.03 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11359 (Snitz Forums Password.ASP Password-Reset Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12326), Tenable (11597), SecurityFocus (BID 7925†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2504†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-20654, VDB-20655 and VDB-81806. 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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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11597
Nessus Name: Snitz Forums 2000 3.4.03 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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05/07/2003 🔍
06/16/2003 +40 days 🔍
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06/27/2003 +11 days 🔍
08/07/2003 +41 days 🔍
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10/19/2003 +73 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3952 days 🔍
08/13/2025 +4017 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: JeiAr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20656
X-Force: 12326 - Snitz Forums 2000 password reset
SecurityFocus: 7925 - Snitz Forums Password.ASP Password-Reset Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2504 - Snitz Forums 2000 Allows Resetting of Passwords for Arbitrary Accounts, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 18:29
Updated: 08/13/2025 12:15
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:29 (72), 05/16/2019 07:54 (1), 08/13/2025 12:15 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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