OpenBB 1.0.0 Beta1 up to 1.0.5 myhome.php readmsg ID privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OpenBB 1.0.0 Beta1 up to 1.0.5. This affects the function readmsg of the file myhome.php. This manipulation of the argument ID causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1968. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenBB 1.0.0 Beta1 up to 1.0.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function readmsg of the file myhome.php. The manipulation of the argument 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. The summary by CVE is:

The readmsg action in myhome.php in Open Bulletin Board (OpenBB) 1.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary messages by modifying the id parameter.

The weakness was presented 04/26/2004 by Manuel Lopez as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1968 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:myhome.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 (15970), Exploit-DB (24061), SecurityFocus (BID 10217†), Secunia (SA11481†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1009935†). See VDB-21789, VDB-21790, VDB-21791 and VDB-22979 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Manuel Lopez
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21793
X-Force: 15970 - OpenBB myhome.php script allows attacker to obtain information
SecurityFocus: 10217 - OpenBB Private Message Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 11481 - OpenBB Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1009935

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

Created: 10/16/2014 11:32
Updated: 04/22/2025 05:01
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:32 (56), 09/29/2018 12:35 (8), 04/22/2025 05:01 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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