VDB-84256 · SA21043 · OSVDB 27167

Phorum control.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file control.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phorum (Forum Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file control.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/13/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

By approaching the search of inurl:control.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 OSVDB (27167†) and Secunia (SA21043†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-31341. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/13/2006 🔍
07/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
07/20/2006 +6 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3579 days 🔍
12/11/2018 +947 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84256
Secunia: 21043 - Phorum Cross-Site Scripting and Local File Inclusion, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27167 - Phorum control.php Local File Inclusion

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 19:50
Updated: 12/11/2018 09:43
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:50 (42), 12/11/2018 09:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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