Description
Phorum 3.3.2a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request to (1) plugin.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) del.php that modifies the PHORUM[settings_dir] variable to point to a directory that contains a PHP file with the commands.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Phorum 3.3.2a - Remote Command Execution EDB-21459 · webapps · May 17, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4763 vdb-entry
- http://www.phorum.org/
- 20020518 Phorum 3.3.2a has another bug for remote command execution mailing-list
- phorum-php-command-execution(9107) vdb-entry
- 20020517 Phorum 3.3.2a remote command execution mailing-list