vBulletin 4.1.10 announcement.php announcementid sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in vBulletin 4.1.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file announcement.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument announcementid can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4686. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vBulletin 4.1.10 (Forum Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file announcement.php. The manipulation of the argument announcementid 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 announcement.php in vBulletin 4.1.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the announcementid parameter.

The weakness was published 08/28/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4686 since 08/28/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:announcement.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 Exploit-DB (37062), SecurityFocus (BID 52897†) and OSVDB (80962†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/04/2012 🔍
08/28/2012 +146 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +937 days 🔍
05/26/2025 +3717 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61930
SecurityFocus: 52897 - VBulletin 'announcementid' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 80962

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 05/26/2025 09:30
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 02/20/2019 12:00 (4), 05/26/2025 09:30 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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