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MyBB "showcodebuttons" SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20795
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Release Date:
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2006-06-26
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Last Update:
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2006-06-30
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Popularity:
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5,421 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
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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: | MyBB (formerly MyBulletinBoard) 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-3243
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Description:
imei addmimistrator has reported a vulnerability in MyBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.
Input passed to the "showcodebuttons" parameter in usercp.php isn't properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
This can further be exploited to create an administrator account.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions 1.0 through 1.1.3.
Solution:
Update to version 1.1.4.
http://www.mybboard.com/downloads.php
Provided and/or discovered by:
imei addmimistrator
Changelog:
2006-06-30: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://myimei.com/security/2006-06-21...uttonssql-injection-admin-access.html
http://community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=9955
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