SB2016061701 - SQL injection in vBulletin Forumrunner

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SB2016061701 - SQL injection in vBulletin Forumrunner

Published: June 17, 2016 Updated: July 18, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016061701
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) SQL injection in Forumrunner add-on (CVE-ID: N/A)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of input data in clean_gpc() and clean_array_gpc() functions in "/forumrunner/includes/moderation.php" script within in Forumrunner add-on, available by default in vBulletin installation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can tamper with SQL query and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application’s database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to read and modify records in application’s database and can lead to complete website compromise.

Update: reportedly this vulnerability was used to hack Ubuntu official forms on July 14, 2016.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References