OpenBB < 1.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 18259

Synopsis

A remote web application is vulnerable to several flaws.

Description

The remote host seems to be running OpenBB, a forum management system written in PHP.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks, and SQL injection flaws.

Using a specially crafted URL, an attacker may execute arbitrary commands against the remote SQL database or use the remote server to set up a cross-site scripting attack.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.9 of this software or newer

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18259

File Name: openbb_flaws.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/14/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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: 5/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1612, CVE-2005-1613

BID: 13624, 13625

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990