Fipsasp fipsForum 2.6 database/forumFips.mdb access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Fipsasp fipsForum 2.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file database/forumFips.mdb. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0765. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fipsasp fipsForum 2.6 (Forum Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file database/forumFips.mdb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

fipsForum 2.6 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database via a direct request for _database/forumFips.mdb.

The weakness was shared 02/09/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0765 since 03/02/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:database/forumFips.mdb 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 (56183), Exploit-DB (11361) and OSVDB (62682†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

Fipsasp

Name

fipsForum

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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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

02/09/2010 🔍
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03/02/2010 +21 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0765 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52019
X-Force: 56183
OSVDB: 62682 - fipsForum _database/forumFips.mdb Direct Request Database Disclosure

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 10:36
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (51), 09/14/2017 22:24 (5), 07/16/2024 14:39 (18), 05/01/2026 10:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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