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Summary
A vulnerability was found in OpenBB 1.0.8. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file read.php. This manipulation of the argument TID causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1612. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenBB 1.0.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file read.php. The manipulation of the argument TID with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
SQL injection vulnerability in read.php in Open Bulletin Board (OpenBB) 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the TID parameter.
The bug was discovered 05/12/2005. The weakness was shared 05/16/2005 by Megasky (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1612 since 05/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:read.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18259 (OpenBB < 1.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20595), Exploit-DB (25656), Tenable (18259), SecurityFocus (BID 13624†) and OSVDB (16623†). The entry VDB-25220 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Sql injectionCWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 18259
Nessus Name: OpenBB < 1.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 18259
OpenVAS Name: OpenBB XSS and SQL injection flaws
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Timeline
05/12/2005 🔍05/13/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: marc.infoResearcher: Megasky
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2005-1612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25219
X-Force: 20595
SecurityFocus: 13624 - OpenBB Read.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16623 - OpenBB read.php SQL injection
Vulnerability Center: 7963 - SQL Injection in OpenBB 1.0.8 via Read.PHP, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 11:41Updated: 09/04/2025 11:31
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (70), 06/01/2019 11:50 (5), 09/04/2025 11:31 (27)
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