CVE-2006-1912 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary variables via missing global variable initialization, enabling cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1912?
CVE-2006-1912 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 20 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
MyBB (MyBulletinBoard) 1.1.0 does not set the constant KILL_GLOBAL variable in (1) global.php and (2) inc/init.php, which allows remote attackers to initialize arbitrary variables that are processed by an @extract command, which could then be leveraged to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) or SQL injection attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2006-1912 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1912 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv4h-rrpm-qxq9.