PT-2006-6215 · Xchangeboard · Xchangeboard

Published 2006-10-25 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2006-5500

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 XchangeBoard versions 1.70 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is possible due to SQL injection vulnerabilities in the checkUser function, specifically when magic quotes gpc is disabled. The vulnerable parameters are userNick and password.

Recommendations For XchangeBoard versions 1.70 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the checkUser function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the inc/DBInterface.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the userNick and password parameters in the affected function until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5500

Affected Products

Xchangeboard

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5500 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4129 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5500 · Note