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FubarForum <= 1.6 Critical File Disclosure Vulnerability
FubarForum <= 1.6 Critical File Disclosure Vulnerability
FubarForum <= 1.6 Critical File Disclosure Vulnerability



ECHO_ADV_107$2009

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[ECHO_ADV_107$2009] FubarForum <= 1.6 Critical File Disclosure Vulnerability
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Author       : K-159
Date         : March, 16 th 2009
Location     : Jakarta, Indonesia
Web : http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=131
Critical Lvl : Moderate
Impact       : Exposure of sensitive information
Where        : From Remote
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Affected software description:
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Application : FubarForum
version     : <= 1.6
Vendor : http://chaozz.nl/software/fubarforum/
Description :

FubarForum is a tiny flatfile (no MYSQL needed) messageboard / forum that is easy to install and use. It=92s small (compressed around 60kb), but has all the features you might expect from a forum

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Vulnerability:
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Critical user.tsv file in db's folder are vulnerable to direct access to view 'critical' information about username and md5hash password from users.


Poc/Exploit:
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http://www.example.com/[fubarforum_path]/db/user.tsv

Dork:
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Google : "Powered by FubarForum v1.6 and chaozzDB v1.2"


Solution:
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- add .htaccess in folder db.

Timeline:
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- 14 - 03 - 2009 bug found
- 14 - 03 - 2009 vendor contacted
- 15 - 03 - 2009 vendor response
- 16 - 03 - 2009 advisory release
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Contact:
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K-159 || echo|staff || adv[at]e-rdc[dot]org
Homepage: http://www.e-rdc.org/

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