Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2003-1486
Summary
Phorum 3.4 through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the full path of the web server via an incorrect HTTP request to (1) smileys.php, (2) quick_listrss.php, (3) purge.php, (4) news.php, (5) memberlist.php, (6) forum_listrss.php, (7) forum_list_rdf.php, (8) forum_list.php, or (9) move.php, which leaks the information in an error message.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- NONE
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published
