Phpoutsourcing Zorum 3.4 Error Message index.php Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Phpoutsourcing Zorum 3.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-1089. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Phpoutsourcing Zorum 3.4. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

index.php for Zorum 3.4 allows remote attackers to determine the full path of the web root via invalid parameter names, which reveals the path in a PHP error message.

The bug was discovered 08/11/2003. The weakness was published 12/31/2003 by Security Team with Zone-H Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1089 since 03/07/2005. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is available 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 142 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11374 (PHPOutsourcing Zorum Path Disclosure 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 (12868), Exploit-DB (23018), SecurityFocus (BID 8396†), OSVDB (3609†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013365†). Similar entries are available at VDB-20668, VDB-24573, VDB-24572 and VDB-25075. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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12/31/2003 +142 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Zone-H Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21080
X-Force: 12868
SecurityFocus: 8396 - PHPOutsourcing Zorum Path Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3609 - PHPOutsourcing - Zorum - Path Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1013365
Vulnerability Center: 13939 - Zorum 3.4 index.php Remote Absolute Path Disclosure Vulnerability, Low

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

Created: 08/22/2014 13:14
Updated: 07/20/2025 01:30
Changes: 08/22/2014 13:14 (61), 07/13/2019 14:33 (8), 01/12/2025 19:38 (27), 07/20/2025 01:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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