NexusPHP up to 1.7.32 Forum /forums.php?action=post access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NexusPHP up to 1.7.32. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /forums.php?action=post of the component Forum Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-46890. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in NexusPHP up to 1.7.32 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file /forums.php?action=post of the component Forum Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Weak access control in NexusPHP before 1.7.33 allows a remote authenticated user to edit any post in the forum (this is caused by a lack of checks performed by the /forums.php?action=post page).

The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2023. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-46890 since 12/09/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.7.33 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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Name

• NexusPHP

Version

• 1.7.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3
• 1.7.4
• 1.7.5
• 1.7.6
• 1.7.7
• 1.7.8
• 1.7.9
• 1.7.10
• 1.7.11
• 1.7.12
• 1.7.13
• 1.7.14
• 1.7.15
• 1.7.16
• 1.7.17
• 1.7.18
• 1.7.19
• 1.7.20
• 1.7.21
• 1.7.22
• 1.7.23
• 1.7.24
• 1.7.25
• 1.7.26
• 1.7.27
• 1.7.28
• 1.7.29
• 1.7.30
• 1.7.31
• 1.7.32

License

• free

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