CVE-2000-0297
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAllaire Forums 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions to secure conferences via the rightAccessAllForums or rightModerateAllForums variables.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAllaire Forums 2.0.5 contains an access control bypass vulnerability where remote attackers can gain unauthorized access to secure conferences by manipulating the rightAccessAllForums or rightModerateAllForums variables, likely through improper server-side validation of these access control parameters.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.0.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Allaire Forums installation and versionLocate the Allaire Forums installation directory and check version information, typically found in version files, about pages, or the main index file headerAffected if The installed version is Allaire Forums 2.0.5 specifically
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Identify access control parameter handlingSearch the application source code (ColdFusion .cfm files) for references to rightAccessAllForums or rightModerateAllForums variablesAffected if The application processes these parameters without server-side validation
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Check server-side validation logicExamine the code that handles permission checks for secure conferences, looking for whether parameters are validated against a trusted source or trusted session stateAffected if The access control parameters can be set or overridden by client-side input without verification
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Verify secure conference configurationLook for conference or forum configuration settings that define which conferences require authentication or elevated permissionsAffected if Secure conferences exist that rely on these parameters for access control
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Test parameter manipulation vulnerabilityAttempt to access a protected conference while submitting rightAccessAllForums=1 or rightModerateAllForums=1 as a request parameterAffected if Unauthorized access is granted when these parameters are manipulated
The environment is affected if Allaire Forums 2.0.5 is running and the application accepts rightAccessAllForums or rightModerateAllForums parameters without validating them server-side against trusted authentication state.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of Allaire Forums; if unavailable, implement proper server-side access control validation and parameter sanitization for all permission-related variables.
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