PHP-Fusion viewthread.php Arbitrary Thread Access

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2598

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows attackers to retrieve sensitive files or data.

Description

The remote host is running a version of PHP-Fusion that is vulnerable to an information leak via the viewthread.php script. Specifically, viewthread.php does not properly sanitize $_GET variables. An attacker exploiting this flaw would be able to view all threads (to include protected threads).

Solution

No solution is known at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2598

Family: CGI

Published: 2/8/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 16336

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php_fusion:php_fusion

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0345

BID: 12482