Web Wiz Forum Unauthorized Private Forum Access Vulnerability

BID:8957

Info

Web Wiz Forum Unauthorized Private Forum Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8957
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 03 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 03 2003 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was reported by "Alexander Antipov" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Forums 7.5
Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Forums 7.0 1
Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Forums 6.34
Not Vulnerable: Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Forums 7.51

Discussion

Web Wiz Forum Unauthorized Private Forum Access Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported in Web Wiz Forum that could allow unauthorized access to private forums. The problem occurs when handling malformed requests that make use of 'quote' mode. When this mode is used, Web Wiz Forum will allegedly fail to carry out sufficient checks between the requested forum and message. As a result, an attacker could potentially read or write to a private forum.

Exploit / POC

Web Wiz Forum Unauthorized Private Forum Access Vulnerability

The following proof of concept URL has been provided:

http://www.example.com/post_message_form.asp?mode=quote&PID=1111&FID=1&TID=11&TPN=1

Solution / Fix

Web Wiz Forum Unauthorized Private Forum Access Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has stated that this issue has been addressed in Web Wiz Forums 7.51. This update can be obtained from the vendor web site.


Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Forums 6.34

Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Forums 7.0 1

Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Forums 7.5

References

Web Wiz Forum Unauthorized Private Forum Access Vulnerability

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