PunBB up to 1.2.4 profile.php sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PunBB. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file profile.php. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2193. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PunBB (Forum Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file profile.php. 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 the user profile edit module in profile.php for PunBB 1.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements via the temp array, which is not initialized before it is used and prevents the attacker-supplied portions of the array from being properly escaped.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2005. The weakness was presented 07/11/2005 by Stefan Esser with Hardened-PHP Project (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hardened-php.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2193 since 07/10/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:profile.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18658 (PunBB < 1.2.6 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 (21299), Tenable (18658), SecurityFocus (BID 14195†), OSVDB (17785†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8615†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 18658
Nessus Name: PunBB < 1.2.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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07/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3467 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hardened-php.net
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: Hardened-PHP Project
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2193 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2193
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25723
X-Force: 21299
SecurityFocus: 14195 - PunBB Profile.PHP User Profile Edit Module SQL Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17785 - PunBB search SQL injection
Vulnerability Center: 8615 - SQL Injection in PunBB <= 1.2.5 via 'temp\x27 Parameter in \x27Profile.php\x27 Script, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/07/2019 09:10
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (66), 06/07/2019 09:10 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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