DeluxeBB 1.08 pm.php cookie privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in DeluxeBB 1.08. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file pm.php. This manipulation of the argument cookie causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-4078. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in DeluxeBB 1.08 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file pm.php. The manipulation of the argument cookie with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

pm.php (aka the PM system) in DeluxeBB 1.08, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing an arbitrary username in the membercookie cookie parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 08/07/2006 by Attila Gerendi (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4078 since 08/10/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:pm.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28270), SecurityFocus (BID 19418†), OSVDB (27834†) and Secunia (SA21387†). The entries VDB-31749 and VDB-31748 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/06/2006 🔍
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08/02/2018 +1239 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com
Researcher: Attila Gerendi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31747
X-Force: 28270 - DeluxeBB pm.php membercookie security bypass
SecurityFocus: 19418 - DeluxeBB PM.PHP Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 21387 - DeluxeBB pm.php Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27834 - DeluxeBB pm.php membercookie Manipulation Authentication Bypass
Vupen: ADV-2006-3188

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 08/02/2018 08:55
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (63), 08/02/2018 08:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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