MyBB 'index.php' SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	52743
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 27 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 27 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Aditya Modha
Vulnerable:	MyBB MyBB 1.6.6
Not Vulnerable:

MyBB 'index.php' SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

MyBB is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Exploiting these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

MyBB 1.6.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

MyBB 'index.php' SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can use a browser to exploit the SQL-injection issue. The attacker must trick an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI to exploit the cross-site scripting issue.

The following example inputs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/52743.txt

MyBB 'index.php' SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

MyBB 'index.php' SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• MyBB Homepage (MyBB)