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SQL Disclosure in Invision Power Board

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect IPB SQL Disclosure

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

There is a vulnerability in the current version of Invision Power Board
that permits a possible hacker to reveal the SQL queries used by the product, and
any page that was built by the administrator using the IPB's interface,
simply by appending the variable 'debug' to the request.

Solution : Upgrade to the newest version of this software.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus

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