CVE-2010-0765
Description
fipsForum 2.6 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database via a direct request for _database/forumFips.mdb.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
fipsForum 2.6 - Remote Database Disclosure
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| fipsasp | fipsforum | 2.6 | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/fipsforum-disclose.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11361
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56183
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/fipsforum-disclose.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11361
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56183
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.