vBulletin calendar.php eventid Parameter SQL Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 11981

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that suffers from a SQL injection flaw.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in the 'calendar.php' script that allows unauthorized users to inject SQL commands through the 'eventid' parameter. An attacker may use this flaw to gain the control of the remote database.

Solution

Upgrade to vBulletin 2.3.4 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Jan/31

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/93720-vbulletin-2-3-4-released?postid=588825#post93720

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11981

File Name: vbulletin_calender_sql_injection.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/6/2004

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vbulletin:vbulletin

Required KB Items: www/vBulletin

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0036

BID: 9360