SB2016061502 - SQL Injection in vBulletin
Published: June 15, 2016 Updated: March 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016061502
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6195)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in "postids" parameter within "forumrunner/includes/moderation.php" script. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in the back-end database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.