Quicksilver Forums prior 1.4.0 Error Message information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Quicksilver Forums. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5172. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Quicksilver Forums (Forum Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Quicksilver Forums before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by causing unspecified connection errors, which reveals the database password in the resulting error message.

The weakness was shared 10/01/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at forums.quicksilverforums.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5172 since 10/01/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 1.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36891), SecurityFocus (BID 25887†) and Secunia (SA26998†). The entry VDB-39043 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

Quicksilver Forums

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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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: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Quicksilver Forums 1.4.0

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forums.quicksilverforums.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39044
X-Force: 36891 - Quicksilver Forums reporting library information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 25887 - Quicksilver Forums Information Disclosure Vulnerability and PM Deletion Vulnerability
Secunia: 26998

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2021 08:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (45), 08/24/2015 11:50 (6), 07/29/2021 08:39 (8)
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