YaBB SE up to 1.5.3 SSI.php ID_MEMBER sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in YaBB SE up to 1.5.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file SSI.php. Such manipulation of the argument ID_MEMBER leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2754. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in YaBB SE up to 1.5.3 (Forum Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file SSI.php. The manipulation of the argument ID_MEMBER with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in SSI.php in YaBB SE 1.5.4, 1.5.3, and possibly other versions before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID_MEMBER parameter to the (1) recentTopics and (2) welcome functions.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2004. The weakness was presented 01/20/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2754 since 11/15/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in Java. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:SSI.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (23554), SecurityFocus (BID 9449†), OSVDB (3618†), Secunia (SA10676†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1008764†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: YaBB SE 1.5.4

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23618
SecurityFocus: 9449 - YABB SE SSI.PHP ID_MEMBER SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 10676 - YaBB SE SQL Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3618 - YaBB SE SSI.php ID_MEMBER Parameter SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1008764 - YaBB SE 'SSI.php' Input Validation Flaw Permits SQL Injection

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 06/29/2025 20:06
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (62), 07/20/2017 09:36 (9), 06/29/2025 20:06 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:DE6:103

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