Description
include/controlcenter/users.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote authenticated moderators to gain privileges via a modified (1) user_ids POST parameter or (2) userdata array.
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 5.1.20 - '/include/controlcenter/users.php' Multiple Method Privilege Escalations EDB-29889 · webapps · Apr 23, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-49.html
- http://www.phorum.org/story.php?76
- 35059 vdb-entry
- 1017936 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-1479 vdb-entry
- 24932 third-party-advisory
- 20070419 [waraxe-2007-SA#049] - Multiple vulnerabilities in Phorum 5.1.20 mailing-list
- 2617 third-party-advisory
- 23616 vdb-entry