Invision Power Board (IP.Board) subscription manager unauthorized access
| ipb-subscription-unauthorized-access (36590) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Invision Power Board (IP.Board) could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system. If the subscription manager is enabled, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted payment request with a malicious member ID to demote arbitrary members to the subscriber group.
Platforms Affected:
- Invision Power, Invision Power Board 2.3.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Invision Power Board (2.3.1 after 9/12/2007 or later), available from the Invision Power Board Web site. See References.
--OR--
Refer to Invision Power Web site: Company News and Updates for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- Invision Power Web site: Company News and Updates, IP.Board Security Enhancements at http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237075.
- BID-25656: Invision Power Board User Profile And Subscription Manager Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4914: Unspecified vulnerability in the subscriptions manager in Invision Power Board (IPB or IP.Board) 2.3.1 before 20070912 allows remote authenticated users to change the member ID and reduce the privilege level of arbitrary users via a crafted payment form, related to (1) class_gw_2checkout.php, (2) class_gw_authorizenet.php, (3) class_gw_nochex.php, (4) class_gw_paypal.php, and (5) class_gw_safshop.php in sources/classes/paymentgateways/.
- SA26788: Invision Power Board Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 12, 2007
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