CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3758

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in MyBB 1.1.4 (Archive Mode Light) involves the extract function with EXTR_OVERWRITE on HTTP POST and GET variables in inc/init.php. This allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables, as demonstrated via an SQL injection using the _SERVER[HTTP_CLIENT_IP] parameter in archive/index.php.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can overwrite critical application variables, leading to SQL injection and potential database compromise or arbitrary code execution. This poses a serious threat to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade MyBB to a newer version that does not contain this vulnerability. If upgrade is not possible, disable Archive Mode (Light) or apply patches that filter input variables.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

inc/init.php in Archive Mode (Light) in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.1.4 calls the extract function with EXTR_OVERWRITE on HTTP POST and GET variables, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables, as demonstrated via an SQL injection using the _SERVER[HTTP_CLIENT_IP] parameter in archive/index.php.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS