VDB-24476 · CVE-2005-0460 · SA14284

MercuryBoard 1.0/1.1/1.1.1 index.php debug information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MercuryBoard 1.0/1.1/1.1.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument debug leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0460. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MercuryBoard 1.0/1.1/1.1.1 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument debug with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

index.php in MercuryBoard 1.0.x and 1.1.x allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by setting the debug parameter.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2005. The weakness was released 02/15/2005 by Lostmon Lords (Website). The advisory is shared for download at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0460 since 02/17/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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: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 OSVDB (13787†) and Secunia (SA14284†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

MercuryBoard

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 16247
OpenVAS Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in MercuryBoard
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/13/2005 🔍
02/14/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/15/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/15/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/15/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2005 +2 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +74 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
07/06/2018 +1214 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Researcher: Lostmon Lords
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24476
Secunia: 14284 - Mercuryboard "debug" Debug Information Disclosure, Not Critical
OSVDB: 13787 - MercuryBoard index.php debug Information Disclosure

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/06/2018 08:42
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (55), 07/06/2018 08:42 (8)
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