# CVE-2004-2733: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can block arbitrary IP addresses and modify forum topics due to flawed privilege checks in Web Wiz Forums.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp5p-25cc-hp7j

## What is CVE-2004-2733?

CVE-2004-2733 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Web Wiz Forums 7.7a uses invalid logic to determine user privileges, which allows remote attackers to (1) block arbitrary IP addresses via pop_up_ip_blocking.asp or (2) modify topics via pop_up_topic_admin.asp.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2733?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webwiz Web Wiz Forums.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-2733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-2733 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-25442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25442/): Web Wiz Forums 12.01 SQL Injection via PF Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2008-0466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0466/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-0175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0175/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2733 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-2733 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2733/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2733/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2733
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2733
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2733

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2733/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.