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Burning Board verify_email SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for verify_email SQL injection vulnerability in Burning Board

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to SQL
injection attacks.

Description :

The version of Burning Board or Burning Board Lite installed on the
remote host suffers from a SQL injection vulnerability in the way it
verifies email addresses when, for example, a user registers. An
attacker can exploit this flaw to affect database queries, including
possible disclosure of sensitive information.

See also :

http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00075-05162005

Solution :

Contact the vendor for a patch.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13643

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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