PT-2006-5357 · Simple Machines · Simple Machines Forum

Omid · Published 2006-09-06 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-4564

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Machines Forum version 1.1 RC3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via the cur cat parameter in the Sources/ManageBoards.php file.

Recommendations For Simple Machines Forum version 1.1 RC3, avoid using the cur cat parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. Consider restricting access to the Sources/ManageBoards.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4564

Affected Products

Simple Machines Forum

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/21740 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4564 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3435 · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0009.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4564 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1506 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28716 · Note