MyBB admin/adminfunctions.php and admin/templates.php SQL injection

mybb-adminfunctions-templates-sql-injection (26103) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

MyBB (formerly MyBulletinBoard) is vulnerable to SQL injection. A local attacker with administrator access could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the admin/adminfunctions.php or admin/templates.php script using the 'querystring', 'setid', 'expand', 'title', or 'sid2' parameters, which could allow the attacker to add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.


Consequences:

Data Manipulation

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of MyBB (1.1.2 or later), available from the MyBB Web site. See References.

References:

  • Bugtraq Mailing List, Thu Apr 27 2006 - 03:01:19 CDT : MyBB 1.1.1 Local SQL Injections.
  • MyBB Web site: MyBB Website.
  • CVE-2006-2103: SQL injection vulnerability in MyBB (MyBulletinBoard) 1.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) query string ($querystring variable) in (a) admin/adminlogs.php, which is not properly handled by adminfunctions.php; or (2) setid, (3) expand, (4) title, or (5) sid2 parameters to (b) admin/templates.php.
  • OSVDB ID: 25074: MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) admin/adminfunctions.php querystring Variable SQL Injection
  • OSVDB ID: 25075: MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) admin/templates.php Multiple Variable SQL Injection
  • SA19865: MyBB Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1566: MyBulletinBoard Multiple Parameter Handling Remote SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • MyBB MyBB 1.1.1

Reported:

Apr 27, 2006

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