ID:4152 - Exploit for SQL injection in vBulletin - CVE-2012-4686

 
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ID:4152 - Exploit for SQL injection in vBulletin - CVE-2012-4686

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43655
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4686
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
vBulletin

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the announcementid parameter. 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.