VDB-41067 · CVE-2008-0788 · SA28572

MyBB 1.2.11 moderation.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.2.11. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file moderation.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0788. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MyBB 1.2.11 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block of the file moderation.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in MyBB 1.2.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) hijack the authentication of moderators or administrators for requests that delete threads via a do_multideletethreads action to moderation.php and (2) hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that delete private messages (PM) via a delete action to private.php.

The weakness was disclosed 02/14/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at community.mybboard.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0788 since 02/14/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:moderation.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 Secunia (SA28572†). The entry VDB-41066 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Name

MyBB

Version

1.2.11

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://mybb.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/20/2008 🔍
02/14/2008 +24 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2587 days 🔍
09/16/2018 +1280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mybb.com

Advisory: community.mybboard.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41067
Secunia: 28572 - MyBB SQL Injection and Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-0238

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 09/16/2018 08:12
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (45), 09/16/2018 08:12 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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