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Invision Power Board < 3.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 43163
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote web server hosts a version of Invision Power Board earlier than 3.0.5. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A local-file include vulnerability affects the 'section' parameter sent to the 'forum/index.php' script.
- A SQL injection vulnerability affects the 'starter' and 'state' parameters of the 'admin/applications/forum/modules_public/moderate/moderate.php' script.
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability is caused by incorrect handling of '.txt' file attachments.
Solution
Upgrade to Invision Power Board 3.0.5 or later.See Also
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Dec/139
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 43163
File Name: invision_power_board_305.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 12/15/2009
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:invisionpower:invision_power_board
Required KB Items: www/invision_power_board
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2009