24711 : MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) inc/init.php Variable Overwrite
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-04-18	2006-04-18

Description

MyBB contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to manipulate arbitrary script variables. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker accesses the inc/init.php script which may allow the manipulation of arbitrary script variables or the execution of arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the "KILL_GLOBAL" variable, in global.php, is not set to 1.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

MyBB Group	MyBB	1.1.0
		1.1.1

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 19668
CVE ID: 2006-1912 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 24710
ISS X-Force ID: 25865
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0311.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=8232
Other Advisory URL: http://myimei.com/security/2006-04-14/mybb110globalphpparameterextracting.html
Vendor URL: http://www.mybboard.com/

Credit

imei addmimistrator - addmimistratorgmail.com - http://myimei.com/security

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-04-24 | Disagree?

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