php-fusion 4.x viewthread.php thread_id information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in php-fusion 4.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file viewthread.php. The manipulation of the argument thread_id results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0345. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in php-fusion 4.x (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code of the file viewthread.php. The manipulation of the argument thread_id with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

viewthread.php in php-fusion 4.x does not check the (1) forum_id or (2) forum_cat parameters, which allows remote attackers to view protected forums via the thread_id parameter.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 by thegreatone2176 with Core (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0345 since 02/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:viewthread.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16336 (PHP-Fusion < 5.00 viewthread.php Arbitrary Message Thread / Forum Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19257), Exploit-DB (25089), Tenable (16336), SecurityFocus (BID 12482†) and OSVDB (13380†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 16336
Nessus Name: PHP-Fusion < 5.00 viewthread.php Arbitrary Message Thread / Forum Access
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/21/2025 +3848 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: thegreatone2176
Organization: Core
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0345 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0345
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24420
X-Force: 19257
SecurityFocus: 12482 - PHP-Fusion Viewthread.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerbility
OSVDB: 13380 - PHP-Fusion viewthread.php obtain information
Vulnerability Center: 7092 - PHP-Fusion Enables Access to Arbitrary Forum Threads, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 09/21/2025 23:19
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (67), 05/30/2019 10:05 (5), 09/21/2025 23:19 (27)
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