TinyPHPForum users directory information disclosure
| tinyphpforum-users-information-disclosure (24016) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
TinyPHPForum could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. The users directory is stored inside the Web root directory by default. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, such as the encrypted usernames and passwords of registered users.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- eVuln Advisory EV0014: TinyPHPForum Multiple Vulnerabilities. (Original advisory.)
- TinyPHPForum Web site: About TPF.
- CVE-2006-0103: TinyPHPForum 3.6 and earlier stores the (1) users/[USERNAME].hash and (2) users/[USERNAME].email files under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to list all registered users and possibly obtain other sensitive information.
- OSVDB ID: 22257: TinyPHPForum /users/ Directory User Information Disclosure
- SA18293: TinyPHPForum Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015436: TinyPHPForum Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Information and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0054: Tiny PHP Forum Directory Traversal and Cross Site Scripting Issues
Platforms Affected:
- TinyPHPForum TinyPHPForum 3.6
Reported:
Jan 05, 2006
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