Phorum admin.php sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Phorum. This affects an unknown part of the file admin.php. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-2249. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Phorum (Forum Software) (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file admin.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 04/19/2007 by Janek Vind (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at waraxe.us. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2249. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 Exploit-DB (29889), SecurityFocus (BID 23616†), OSVDB (35064†), Secunia (SA24932†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017936†). See VDB-36470, VDB-36469, VDB-36387 and VDB-36386 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

04/19/2007 🔍
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04/23/2007 +2 days 🔍
04/25/2007 +1 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3301 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: waraxe.us
Researcher: Janek Vind
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-2249 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2249
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85483
SecurityFocus: 23616 - Phorum Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24932 - Phorum Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 35064 - Phorum admin.php Groups Module Edit/Add Group Field SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1017936

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

Created: 05/08/2016 21:52
Updated: 11/09/2025 09:19
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:52 (50), 12/07/2018 12:22 (2), 08/10/2022 10:23 (3), 08/10/2022 10:28 (7), 02/02/2025 22:18 (19), 11/09/2025 09:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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