CVE-2006-1912

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.

5.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.90% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25865	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24710	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19668	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1381	vdb entry
http://community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=8232
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431061/30/5580/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/24711	vdb entry
http://myimei.com/security/2006-04-14/mybb110globalphpparameterextracting.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1912?: CVE-2006-1912 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1912?: To fix CVE-2006-1912, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1912 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1912 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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