SB2012083106 - Multiple vulnerabilities in MyBB

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SB2012083106 - Multiple vulnerabilities in MyBB

Published: August 31, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012083106
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 33% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5131)

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) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5132)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in MyBB before 1.6.5. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security 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.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5133)

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

Unspecified vulnerability in MyBB before 1.6.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an "unparsed user avatar in the buddy list."


Remediation

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

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