TITLE:
PHP-Fusion "forum_search.php" Information Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14090

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14090/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
PHP-Fusion 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/3803/

DESCRIPTION:
TheGreatOne2176 has discovered a vulnerability in PHP-Fusion, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially
sensitive information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in "forum_search.php"
when handling multiple search words. This can be exploited to
disclose the subjects of posts in protected forums by supplying a
specially crafted search query.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 4.01. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that the SQL code for search queries
is correctly built.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
TheGreatOne2176, ReaperCore.

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