Invision Power Board from_contact SQL injection
| invision-fromcontact-sql-injection (26107) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Invision Power Board (IPB) is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the func_msg.php script using the 'from_contact' parameter, which could allow the attacker to determine a user's password hash or possibly add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Invision Power Board (2.1.5 or later), available from the Invision Power Board Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Apr 27 2006 - 11:05:08 CDT: SQL injection exploit IPB <= 2.1.4.
- Invision Power Board Web site: Invision Power Board.
- BID-17719: Invision Power Board Func_msg.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2097: SQL injection vulnerability in func_msg.php in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the from_contact field in a private message (PM).
- OSVDB ID: 25021: Invision Power Board Cookie from_contact Field SQL Injection
- SA19861: Invision Power Board "from_contact" SQL Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Invision Power Invision Power Board 2.1.4
Reported:
Apr 27, 2006
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