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Invision Power Board Post SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect Invision Power Board Post SQL Injection

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is vulnerable to
a SQL injection attack.

Description :

The version of Invision Power Board on the remote host suffers from a
flaw in 'sources/post.php' that permits injection of SQL commands into
the remote SQL database. A possible hacker may use this flaw to gain
control of the remote database and possibly to overwrite files on the
remote host.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-11/0233.html
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=154916

Solution :

Replace the 'sources/post.php' file with the one referenced in the
vendor advisory above.

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: 11703

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