Jelsoft vBulletin up to 2.3.8 lsof global.php templatesused sql injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Jelsoft vBulletin 2.3.0/2.3.2/2.3.3/2.3.4/2.3.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file global.php of the component lsof. Executing a manipulation of the argument templatesused can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-5104. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Jelsoft vBulletin 2.3.0/2.3.2/2.3.3/2.3.4/2.3.8 (Forum Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file global.php of the component lsof. The manipulation of the argument templatesused 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. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in global.php in Jelsoft vBulletin 2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the templatesused parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2006 by HACKERS PAL (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5104 since 10/02/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:global.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 databases at X-Force (29174) and SecurityFocus (BID 20214†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Forum Software

Vendor

• Jelsoft

Name

• vBulletin

Version

• 2.3.0
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.8

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vbulletin.com/

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