Phorum 3.4/3.4.1/3.4.2 Error Message Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 3.4/3.4.1/3.4.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-1486. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Phorum 3.4/3.4.1/3.4.2 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Phorum 3.4 through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the full path of the web server via an incorrect HTTP request to (1) smileys.php, (2) quick_listrss.php, (3) purge.php, (4) news.php, (5) memberlist.php, (6) forum_listrss.php, (7) forum_list_rdf.php, (8) forum_list.php, or (9) move.php, which leaks the information in an error message.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 with ProCheckUp (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1486 since 10/24/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11217 (Phorum Multiple Path Disclosure Vulnerabilities).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12499) and SecurityFocus (BID 7571†). The entries VDB-21382, VDB-21383, VDB-21384 and VDB-21398 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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05/13/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +232 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
10/24/2007 +1393 days 🔍
09/01/2014 +2504 days 🔍
07/13/2025 +3968 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: ProCheckUp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21397
X-Force: 12499 - Phorum multiple script path disclosure
SecurityFocus: 7571 - Phorum Multiple Path Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2014 16:44
Updated: 07/13/2025 22:48
Changes: 09/01/2014 16:44 (50), 06/17/2018 09:37 (6), 07/13/2025 22:48 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:687:103

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