WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.1 index.php pmID cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument pmID results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-7192. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.1 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument pmID with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.php in WoltLab Burning Board (wBB) 3.0.1, and possibly other 3.x versions, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that delete private messages via the pmID parameter in a delete action in a PM page, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0472.

The weakness was published 09/09/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-7192 since 09/09/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 X-Force (39990) and Exploit-DB (8183). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 900937
OpenVAS Name: WoltLab Burning Board Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
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12/03/2025 +3913 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: woltlab.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7192 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49890
X-Force: 39990 - WoltLab Burning Board index.php cross-site request forgery

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/03/2025 18:08
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 12/18/2017 08:29 (6), 12/03/2025 18:08 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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