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YaBB SE Command Execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Determine if YaBB SE can be used to execute arbitrary commands Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Description : The remote host is using the YaBB SE forum management system. According to its version number, this forum is vulnerable to a code injection bug which may permit a possible hacker with a valid account to execute arbitrary commands on this host by sending a malformed 'language' parameter in the web request. In addition to this flaw, this version is vulnerable to other flaws such as SQL injection. See also : http://www.ngsec.com/docs/advisories/NGSEC-2003-5.txt Solution: Upgrade to YaBB SE 1.5.2 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:R/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 1921, 6591, 6663, 6674, 7399 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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