VDB-21383 · CVE-2003-1466 · BID 7581

Phorum 3.4/3.4.1/3.4.2 register.php/login.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 3.4/3.4.1/3.4.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file register.php/login.php. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-1466. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 3.4/3.4.1/3.4.2 (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file register.php/login.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Phorum 3.4 through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to use Phorum as a connection proxy to other sites via (1) register.php or (2) login.php.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2003 with ProCheckUp Ltd. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1466 since 10/24/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:register.php/login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11222 (Phorum Register.PHP Connection Proxying 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 7581†). See VDB-21382, VDB-21384, VDB-21397 and VDB-21398 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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05/13/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +232 days 🔍
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10/24/2007 +1393 days 🔍
09/01/2014 +2504 days 🔍
07/13/2025 +3968 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: ProCheckUp Ltd.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21383
SecurityFocus: 7581 - Phorum Register.PHP Connection Proxying Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2014 16:40
Updated: 07/13/2025 23:23
Changes: 09/01/2014 16:40 (46), 06/17/2018 09:35 (6), 07/13/2025 23:23 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:1F9:103

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