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MyBB "Client-IP" SQL Injection and Code Execution Advisory Available in Danish  Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA24689  
Release Date: 2007-04-04
Last Update: 2007-04-12

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:MyBB (formerly MyBulletinBoard) 1.x

CVE reference:CVE-2007-1963 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
DarkFig has reported a vulnerability in MyBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks and compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed in the "Client-IP" HTTP header to index.php is not properly sanitised before being used in SQL queries. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.

Successful exploitation allows e.g. retrieving administrator IP addresses and SIDs, which can be used to log in as administrator and upload PHP files, which can then be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA21070

The vulnerability is reported in all 1.2.x versions prior to 1.2.4. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 1.2.4.

Use another product.

Provided and/or discovered by:
DarkFig

Changelog:
2007-04-12: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
MyBB:
http://community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=18002

DarkFig:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/3653

Other References:
SA21070:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21070



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