Vanilla Forums up to 2.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vanilla Forums and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4954. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Vanilla Forums (Forum Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The edit-profile page in Vanilla Forums before 2.1a32 allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary profile settings by replacing the UserID value during a man-in-the-middle attack, related to a "parameter manipulation" issue.

The weakness was published 11/15/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4954 since 09/17/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2.0.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80000) and SecurityFocus (BID 56483†). 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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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Forums 2.0.16

Timelineinfo

09/17/2012 🔍
11/12/2012 +56 days 🔍
11/15/2012 +3 days 🔍
11/15/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +859 days 🔍
12/04/2024 +3543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62920
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 80000
SecurityFocus: 56483 - Vanilla Forums CVE-2012-4954 Parameter Manipulation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/04/2024 18:03
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (50), 02/23/2019 08:52 (4), 12/04/2024 18:03 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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