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PunBB < 1.2.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19705
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains several PHP scripts that are prone to SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks.Description
The version of PunBB installed on the remote host suffers from several flaws.- Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities The application fails to adequately sanitize user- supplied input to the 'search_id' parameter of the 'search' script as well as an unspecified parameter in one of the admin scripts before using it in SQL queries. The first issue can be successfully exploited without authentication but does require that PHP's 'register_globals' setting be enabled while the second requires an attacker first authenticate as an admin or moderator.
- A Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability The application also does not sufficiently sanitize input passed in 'url' BBcode tags before using it in a post, which permits cross-site scripting attacks such as theft of authentication cookies.
Solution
Upgrade to PunBB 1.2.7 or later.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/422088/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422267/100/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19705
File Name: punBB_127.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 9/15/2005
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: www/punBB
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-4665