Title: Invision Power Board ssi.php f Parameter SQL Injection
Info
Disclosure
Jun 08, 2004
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Unknown
Solution
Unknown
Description
Invision Power Board contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to the 'ssi.php' script not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the 'f' parameter. This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the back-end database, allowing for the manipulation or disclosure of arbitrary data.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Information Disclosure,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Confidentiality,
Loss of Integrity
Solution:
Patch / RCS,
Upgrade
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.3.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. In addition, Invision Power Board has released a patch for some older versions.