VDB-26977 · CVE-2005-3689 · BID 15489

XMB Forum 1.9.2/1.9.3 Installation post.php fid information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in XMB Forum 1.9.2/1.9.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file post.php of the component Installation. This manipulation of the argument fid causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-3689. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in XMB Forum 1.9.2/1.9.3 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file post.php of the component Installation. The manipulation of the argument fid with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

post.php in XMB 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via an invalid fid parameter in a newthread action.

The weakness was disclosed 11/18/2005 by trueend5 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3689 since 11/19/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:post.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 SecurityFocus (BID 15489†) and Secunia (SA17642†). The entry VDB-26976 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

Name

Forum

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/17/2005 🔍
11/18/2005 +1 days 🔍
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11/19/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3399 days 🔍
07/13/2018 +1220 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: trueend5
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26977
SecurityFocus: 15489 - XMB Forum Member.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 17642 - XMB "Your Current Mood" Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2005-2488

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/13/2018 08:21
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (51), 07/13/2018 08:21 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:861:103

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