Phorum 5.1.20 banlist.php delete cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phorum 5.1.20. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file include/admin/banlist.php. This manipulation of the argument delete causes cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2338. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Phorum 5.1.20 (Forum Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file include/admin/banlist.php. The manipulation of the argument delete with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in include/admin/banlist.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized banlist deletions as an administrator via the delete parameter.

The weakness was shared 04/19/2007 by Janek Vind (Website). The advisory is shared at phorum.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2338 since 04/27/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:include/admin/banlist.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 (29891), SecurityFocus (BID 23616†), OSVDB (35061†), Secunia (SA24932†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017936†). The entries VDB-36470, VDB-36387, VDB-36386 and VDB-36385 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phorum.org
Researcher: Janek Vind
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36469
X-Force: 34078
SecurityFocus: 23616 - Phorum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24932 - Phorum Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 35061 - Phorum include/admin/banlist.php delete Parameter CSRF Banlist Deletion
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 (50), 08/11/2017 04:27 (22), 07/14/2021 14:27 (3), 11/07/2025 04:47 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:030:103

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