Phorum follow.php SQL injection
| phorum-followphp-sql-injection (18045) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Phorum is vulnerable to SQL injection, caused by a vulnerability in the follow.php script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL to the follow.php script containing malicious SQL code in the forum_id parameter. This would allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information, including the administrator's hashed password, and add, modify or delete data in the backend database.
Platforms Affected:
- PHP, Phorum 5.0.10
- PHP, Phorum 5.0.11
- PHP, Phorum 5.0.12
- PHP, Phorum 5.0.3 Beta
- PHP, Phorum 5.0.7 Beta
- PHP, Phorum 5.0.9
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Phorum (5.0.13 or later), available from the Phorum Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Nov 11 2004 - 11:53:15 CST, [waraxe-2004-SA#037 - Sql injection bug in Phorum 5.0.12 and older versions] at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/0340.html.
- Phorum Web site, Phorum: PHP Message Board at http://phorum.org/.
- BID-11660: Phorum FOLLOW.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1518: SQL injection vulnerability in follow.php in Phorum 5.0.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL command via the forum_id parameter.
- SA13174: Phorum "follow.php" SQL Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Nov 11, 2004
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