SB2011062101 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SMF

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SB2011062101 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SMF

Published: June 21, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011062101
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 14% Medium 71% Low 14%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4173)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


2) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3615)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.


3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1127)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

SSI.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, does not properly restrict guest access, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.


4) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1128)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The loadUserSettings function in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, does not properly handle invalid login attempts, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain access or cause a denial of service via a brute-force attack.


5) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1129)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the EditNews function in ManageNews. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


6) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1130)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.


7) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1131)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The PlushSearch2 function in Search.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, uses certain cached data in a situation where a temporary table has been created, even though this cached data is intended only for situations where a temporary table has not been created, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a search.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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