PD9 MegaBBS Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 14837

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Synopsis

The remote host has an application that is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running MegaBBS, a web-based bulletin board system written in ASP.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to a SQL injection attack due to a lack of sanitization of user-supplied input. An attacker may exploit this flaw to issue arbitrary statements in the remote database, and therefore, bypass authorization or even overwrite arbitrary files on the remote system.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14837

File Name: pd9_megabbs_flaws.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/28/2004

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:pd9_software:megabbs

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

BID: 11253

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