Phorum 5.1.20 admin.php module[] information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Phorum 5.1.20. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument module[] results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-2250. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phorum 5.1.20 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the file admin.php. The manipulation of the argument module[] with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

admin.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote attackers to obtain the full path via the module[] parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2007 by Janek Vind (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at waraxe.us. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2250 since 04/25/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 (29890), SecurityFocus (BID 23616†), OSVDB (35060†), Secunia (SA24932†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017936†). The entries VDB-36470, VDB-36469, VDB-36386 and VDB-36385 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Phorum 5.1.22

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04/25/2007 +2 days 🔍
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11/09/2025 +3894 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: waraxe.us
Researcher: Janek Vind
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36387
SecurityFocus: 23616 - Phorum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24932
OSVDB: 35060 - Phorum admin.php module[] Variable Path Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1017936
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: 11/09/2025 09:19
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (67), 08/30/2018 08:31 (1), 11/09/2025 09:19 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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