YaBB SE < 1.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11588

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is using the YaBB SE forum management system.

According to its version number, this forum is vulnerable to a code injection bug that could allow an attacker with a valid account to execute arbitrary commands on this host by sending a malformed 'language' parameter in the web request.

In addition to this flaw, this version is vulnerable to other flaws such as SQL injection and directory traversal.

Solution

Upgrade to YaBB SE 1.5.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?082d4dcc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11588

File Name: yabbse_cmd_exec.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/7/2003

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-1176

BID: 1921, 6591, 6663, 6674, 7399