Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-5068 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum

047910
CVSS 3.5 - LOW
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
SINGLE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
simplemachines
CWE-312
exploit available

Summary

There is a file disclosure vulnerability in SMF (Simple Machines Forum) affecting versions through v2.0.3. On some configurations a SMF deployment is shared by several "co-admins" that are not trusted beyond the SMF deployment. This vulnerability allows them to read arbitrary files on the filesystem and therefore gain new privileges by reading the settings.php with the database passwords.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Simplemachines
74

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Lifting Data Embedded in Client Distributions
    An attacker can resort to stealing data embedded in client distributions or client code in order to gain certain information. This information can reveal confidential contents, such as account numbers, or can be used as an intermediate step in a larger attack (such as by stealing keys/credentials).

Exploit-Db

descriptionSimple Machines Forum Multiple Security Vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-5068,CVE-2013-0192. Webapps exploit for php platform
idEDB-ID:10274
last seen2016-02-01
modified2009-12-02
published2009-12-02
reporterSimpleAudit Team
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/10274/
titleSimple Machines Forum Multiple Security Vulnerabilities