Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-1051 - SQL Injection vulnerability in PunBB Profile.PHP

047910
CVSS 6.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
SINGLE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
punbb
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2005-05-02
Updated: 2016-10-18

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in profile.php in PunBB 1.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in a change_email action.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Punbb
18

Exploit-Db

descriptionPunBB 1.2.4 (change_email) SQL Injection Exploit. CVE-2005-1051. Webapps exploit for php platform
idEDB-ID:928
last seen2016-01-31
modified2005-04-11
published2005-04-11
reporterStefan Esser
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/928/
titlePunBB 1.2.4 change_email SQL Injection Exploit

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idPUNBB_CHANGE_EMAIL_SQL_INJECTION.NASL
descriptionAccording to its banner, the version of PunBB installed on the remote host fails to properly sanitize user input to the script
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id18005
published2005-04-08
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18005
titlePunBB profile.php id Parameter SQL Injection
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security
#


include("compat.inc");

if (description) {
  script_id(18005);
  script_version("1.18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1051");
  script_bugtraq_id(13071);

  script_name(english:"PunBB profile.php id Parameter SQL Injection");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a SQL
injection flaw." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its banner, the version of PunBB installed on the remote
host fails to properly sanitize user input to the script 'profile.php'
through the 'change_email' parameter prior to using it in a SQL query. 
Once authenticated, an attacker can exploit this flaw to manipulate
database queries, even gaining administrative access." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111306207306155&w=2" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to PunBB version 1.2.5 or newer." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2005/04/08");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/04/08");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();

 
  summary["english"] = "Checks for SQL injection vulnerability in PunBB's profile.php";
  script_summary(english:summary["english"]);
 
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
 
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("punBB_detect.nasl");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_require_keys("www/punBB");
  exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");


port = get_http_port(default:80);
if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);


# Test an install.
#
# nb: we can't exploit this without logging in as a user.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/punBB"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
  ver = matches[1];

  if (ver =~ "^1\.(1|2$|2\.[1-4]([^0-9]|$))")
  {
   security_warning(port);
   set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/SQLInjection', value: TRUE);
  }
}

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