Fusionphp Fusion News 3.6.1 index.php img cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fusionphp Fusion News 3.6.1. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument img results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-1703. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Fusionphp Fusion News 3.6.1. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument img with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Fusion News 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to add user accounts, if the administrator is logged in, via a comment that contains an img bbcode tag that calls index.php with the signup action, which is executed when the administrator s browser loads the page with the img tag.

The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1703 since 02/26/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (16853), Exploit-DB (24341), SecurityFocus (BID 10836†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010829†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

07/30/2004 🔍
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07/31/2004 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2005 +210 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3569 days 🔍
03/09/2025 +3747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1703 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1703
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21987
X-Force: 16853 - Fusion News allows attacker to add accounts
SecurityFocus: 10836 - FusionPHP Fusion News Administrator Command Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1010829 - Fusion News Lets Remote Users Add User Accounts on the Application

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:13
Updated: 03/09/2025 03:26
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:13 (51), 07/07/2017 17:10 (7), 03/09/2025 03:26 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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