Simple Machines Forum < 1.1.6 Random Number Generator Credentials Disclosure

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4646

Synopsis

The remote host is is vulnerable to a security-bypass flaw.

Description

The remote host is running the Simple Machines Forum (SMF), a web forum. This version of SMF is vulnerable to a flaw where it will leak the state of the random number generator. As authentication materials are created using the random number generator, an attacker can use the leaked state to determine authentication codes of other users. Note that this vulnerability only affects the Windows versions of SMF that use a simple, linear, feed-forward design for generating random numbers.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1.6 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 4646

Family: CGI

Published: 9/8/2008

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 34209

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:simplemachines:smf

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-6971

BID: 31053

Detections

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