MyBB 1.10 Error Message polls.php option[]=null information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in MyBB 1.10 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file polls.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument option[]=null leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-1345. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.10 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file polls.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument option[]=null with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

polls.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a vote action with an "option[]=null" parameter value, which reveals the path in an error message.

The weakness was released 03/21/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1345 since 03/21/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:polls.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (25337). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• MyBB

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• 1.10

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://mybb.com/

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