PunBB Unauthorized Restricted Forum Access Vulnerability

BID:11829

Info

PunBB Unauthorized Restricted Forum Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11829
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 20 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 20 2002 12:00AM
Credit: This issue was announced by the vendor.
Vulnerable: PunBB PunBB 1.0 _beta2
Not Vulnerable: PunBB PunBB 1.0 _beta3

Discussion

PunBB Unauthorized Restricted Forum Access Vulnerability

PunBB is prone to a vulnerability that will let unauthorized users view restricted forums. This has the potential to disclose sensitive information not intended to be accessed by unauthorized forum users.

Exploit / POC

PunBB Unauthorized Restricted Forum Access Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

PunBB Unauthorized Restricted Forum Access Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in PunBB 1.0_beta3 and later.


PunBB PunBB 1.0 _beta2

References

PunBB Unauthorized Restricted Forum Access Vulnerability

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