MyBB 1.10 global.php KILL_GLOBAL cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MyBB 1.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file global.php. The manipulation of the argument KILL_GLOBAL leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1912. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.10 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file global.php. The manipulation of the argument KILL_GLOBAL with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

MyBB (MyBulletinBoard) 1.1.0 does not set the constant KILL_GLOBAL variable in (1) global.php and (2) inc/init.php, which allows remote attackers to initialize arbitrary variables that are processed by an @extract command, which could then be leveraged to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) or SQL injection attacks.

The weakness was disclosed 04/18/2006 by imei addmimistrator (Website). The advisory is shared at myimei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1912. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:global.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21239 (MyBB global.php 'KILL_GLOBAL' Overwrite SQL Injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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 (25865), Tenable (21239), SecurityFocus (BID 17564†), OSVDB (24710†) and Secunia (SA19668†). The entries VDB-29776 and VDB-83796 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 21239
Nessus Name: MyBB global.php 'KILL_GLOBAL' Overwrite SQL Injection
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Sourcesinfo

Product: mybb.com

Advisory: myimei.com
Researcher: imei addmimistrator
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29777
X-Force: 25865
SecurityFocus: 17564 - MyBB Global Variable Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 19668
OSVDB: 24710 - MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) global.php Variable Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 11192 - MyBB 1.1 Global Variables Initialization Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/12/2021 07:16
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (58), 04/30/2019 09:30 (12), 07/12/2021 07:11 (3), 07/12/2021 07:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:D59:103

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