vendor:
phpBB
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
SQL Injection
89
CWE
Product Name: phpBB
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: N/A
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2002
SQL Injection Vulnerability in phpBB Systems
A SQL injection vulnerability has been reported for phpBB systems. phpBB, in some cases, does not sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input, which is used when constructing SQL queries to execute on the underlying database. As a result, it is possible to manipulate SQL queries. This may allow a remote attacker to modify query logic or potentially corrupt the database. SQL injection attacks may also potentially be used to exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation.
Mitigation:
Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied input is properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries.