22736 : MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) search.php SQL Error Message Table Prefix Disclosure
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
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Disclosure
Jan 14, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Jan 14, 2006

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

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Description

 MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure.  The issue is triggered when a remote attacker provides malformed input to the search.php script, which may disclose the database table prefix in an SQL error message. While such information is relatively low risk, it is often useful in carrying out additional, more focused attacks.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Available
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

 Upgrade to version 1.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
MyBB Group
Watch-list
MyBB
Watch-list
 1.0.2

References

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Credit
  • imei addmimistrator - addmimistratorBrand New Doo Doogmail.com - http://myimei.com/security

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