PHP-Fusion 5.0 Administration db_backups information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP-Fusion 5.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file administration/db_backups of the component Administration. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2075. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP-Fusion 5.0 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file administration/db_backups of the component Administration. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

PHP-Fusion 5.0 and 6.0 stores the database file with a predictable filename under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to the filename in the administration/db_backups directory in PHP-Fusion 6.0 or the fusion_admin/db_backups directory in 5.0.

The weakness was published 06/24/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2075 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19232 (PHP-Fusion <= 6.00.105 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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. A possible mitigation has been published 7 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17037), Exploit-DB (1068), Tenable (19232), SecurityFocus (BID 14066†) and OSVDB (17610†). Similar entries are available at VDB-22151 and VDB-25624. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 19232
Nessus Name: PHP-Fusion <= 6.00.105 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2075 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2075
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25625
X-Force: 17037
SecurityFocus: 14066
Secunia: 15830 - PHP-Fusion Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17610 - PHP-Fusion Predictable Filename User Database Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 11824 - PHP-Fusion DB File Stored under Predictable Filename, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-0888

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 09/22/2025 07:49
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (77), 06/20/2019 11:08 (3), 07/05/2021 11:08 (4), 09/22/2025 07:49 (16)
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