SQL injection in MyBB - CVE-2012-5909
Published: November 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43334
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5909
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: MyBB Group
Affected software:
MyBB
MyBB
Detailed 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 conditions[usergroup][] parameter in a search action to admin/index.php. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5909
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.