MercuryBoard Message Board up to 1.1.4 Agent index.php sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MercuryBoard Message Board up to 1.1.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Agent. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-2028. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MercuryBoard Message Board up to 1.1.4 (Forum Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Agent. The manipulation 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 index.php for MercuryBoard 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the User-Agent HTTP header.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2005. The weakness was published 06/21/2005 by 1dt.w0lf (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2028 since 06/21/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at rst.void.ru. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18541 (MercuryBoard User-Agent SQL Injection), 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21096), Exploit-DB (1058), Tenable (18541), SecurityFocus (BID 14015†) and OSVDB (17406†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 18541
Nessus Name: MercuryBoard User-Agent SQL Injection
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: 1dt.w0lf
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25585
X-Force: 21096
SecurityFocus: 14015 - MercuryBoard Index.PHP Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 15758 - MercuryBoard "User-Agent" SQL Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17406 - MercuryBoard index.php User-Agent HTTP Header SQL Injection
Vulnerability Center: 8442 - SQL Injection in MercuryBoard Message Board 1.1.4, Medium

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

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 08/17/2025 00:43
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (79), 06/06/2019 18:39 (1), 08/17/2025 00:43 (20)
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