Kelli Shaver S8Forum 3.0 register.php system($cmd) privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Kelli Shaver S8Forum 3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file register.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument system($cmd) can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1252. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kelli Shaver S8Forum 3.0 (Forum Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file register.php. The manipulation of the argument system($cmd) 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:

register.php in S8Forum 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands by creating a user whose name ends in a .php extension and entering the desired commands into the E-mail field, which creates a web-accessible .php file that can be called by the attacker, as demonstrated using a "system($cmd)" E-mail address with a "any_name.php" username.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1252 since 11/16/2005. 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. By approaching the search of inurl:register.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (10974), Exploit-DB (22134), SecurityFocus (BID 6547†), Secunia (SA7819†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1005881†). 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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01/03/2003 🔍
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12/31/2003 +359 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +686 days 🔍
08/22/2014 +3201 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21184
X-Force: 10974
SecurityFocus: 6547 - S8Forum Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 7819 - S8Forum injection of arbitrary code, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1005881

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 16:11
Updated: 01/13/2025 23:52
Changes: 08/22/2014 16:11 (58), 06/16/2018 10:06 (1), 07/16/2024 05:54 (17), 01/13/2025 23:52 (14)
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