PunBB up to 1.2.16 Password Reset moderate.php get_host access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in PunBB. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file moderate.php of the component Password Reset. Such manipulation of the argument get_host leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1484. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PunBB (Forum Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file moderate.php of the component Password Reset. The manipulation of the argument get_host with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses predictable random numbers based on the system time, which allows remote authenticated users to determine the new password via a brute force attack on a seed that is based on the approximate creation time of the targeted account. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5737.

The weakness was disclosed 03/23/2008 by Stefan Esser (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1484 since 03/24/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 27908†), OSVDB (45561†) and Secunia (SA29043†). The entry VDB-41673 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/20/2008 🔍
02/21/2008 +1 days 🔍
03/23/2008 +31 days 🔍
03/24/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2008 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2008 +62 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2485 days 🔍
10/17/2024 +3503 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1484 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1484
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41672
SecurityFocus: 27908 - PunBB Password Reset Weak Random Number Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 29043 - PunBB Password Change and Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 45561 - MyBestBB moderate.php get_host Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/17/2024 19:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (48), 08/14/2017 09:10 (17), 07/31/2021 12:26 (3), 10/17/2024 19:11 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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