# CVE-2006-2589: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the comma parameter in rss.php, potentially accessing or modifying forum data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2006-2601, GHSA-7922-2gj2-vj5c

## What is CVE-2006-2589?

CVE-2006-2589 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 25 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in rss.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the comma parameter.  NOTE: it is not clear from the original report how this attack can succeed, since the demonstration URL uses a variable that is overwritten with static data in the extracted source code.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2589?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard

- [CVE-2005-4200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4200/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2230/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-0382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0382/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2211/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3758/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2589 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2589 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 25 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2589/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2589/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2589
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2589
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2589

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2589/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.