ReviewBoard 1.6.17 Request PHP Code Execution privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been found in ReviewBoard 1.6.17 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (PHP Code Execution). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2013. The weakness was published 12/27/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4796 since 07/12/2013. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/28/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2332 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Class: Privilege escalation / PHP Code Execution (CWE-94)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

Threat: 🔍
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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

0-Day Time: 🔒

07/12/2013 CVE assigned
08/08/2013 +27 days Vulnerability found
12/27/2019 +2332 days Advisory disclosed
12/28/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
12/28/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2013-4796 (🔒)
OSVDB: 96171
Created: 12/28/2019 11:39 AM
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