CVE-2016-10073 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The from method in library/core/class.email.php in Vanilla Forums before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the email domain in sent messages and potentially obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTTP Host header, as demonstrated by a password reset request.

Published: 2017-05-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 53.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.53554.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142486/Vanilla-Forums-2.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://exploitbox.io/vuln/Vanilla-Forums-Exploit-Host-Header-Injection-CVE-2016-10073-0day.html
https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/33498/critical-security-release-vanilla-2-3-1
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/

History

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Subscriptions

Vanillaforums Vanilla

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-23T03:56:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:32.057Z

Reserved: 2016-12-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10073

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-23T04:29:01.180

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-10073

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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