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MegaBBS "replyid" Disclosure of Private Messages
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18342
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Release Date:
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2006-01-09
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Last Update:
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2006-08-04
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MegaBBS 2.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0139 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Hamid Ebadi has reported a vulnerability in MegaBBS, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
The problem is that it is possible to read other users' private messages by manipulating the "replyid" parameter.
Example:
http://[host]/send-private-message.asp?action=quote&toid=1&replyid=[id]
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.1 and prior.
Solution:
Apply patch:
http://www.pd9soft.com/megabbs/forums/get-attachment.asp?attachmentid=1758
The vulnerability has been fixed in an updated 2.1 version.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Hamid Ebadi, Hamid Network Security Team
Changelog:
2006-08-04: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.hamid.ir/security/megabbs.txt
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Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
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2 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. MegaBBS SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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2. MegaBBS HTTP Response Splitting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
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