Phorum 5.1.20 users.php POST privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Phorum 5.1.20. This impacts an unknown function of the file include/controlcenter/users.php. Such manipulation of the argument POST leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-2249. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum 5.1.20 (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file include/controlcenter/users.php. The manipulation of the argument POST with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

include/controlcenter/users.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote authenticated moderators to gain privileges via a modified (1) user_ids POST parameter or (2) userdata array.

The weakness was released 04/19/2007 by Janek Vind (Website). The advisory is available at waraxe.us. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2249 since 04/25/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:include/controlcenter/users.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 5.1.22 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (29889), SecurityFocus (BID 23616†), OSVDB (35059†), Secunia (SA24932†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017936†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-36470, VDB-36469, VDB-36387 and VDB-36385. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Phorum 5.1.22

Timelineinfo

04/19/2007 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: waraxe.us
Researcher: Janek Vind
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2249 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2249
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36386
SecurityFocus: 23616 - Phorum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24932 - Phorum Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 35059 - Phorum include/controlcenter/users.php Multiple Method Remote Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017936 - Phorum Input Validation Holes Permits Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks
Vupen: ADV-2007-1479

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

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 11/07/2025 04:47
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (49), 08/11/2017 04:25 (21), 11/07/2025 04:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:9DB:103

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