IPB <= 2.1.5 SQL inj. vuln.

IPB <= 2.1.5 SQL inj. vuln.

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Vuln. discovered by : r0t
Date: 19 april 2006
vendorlink:http://www.invisionboard.com/
affected versions:2.1.5 and previous
orginal advisory:
http://pridels.blogspot.com/2006/04/ipb-215-sql-inj-vuln.html
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Vuln. Description:

IPB contains a flaw that allows a remote sql injection attacks.Input passed
to the "st" parameter in "index.php" isn't properly sanitised before being
used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by
injecting arbitrary SQL code.

example:

/index.php?act=Online&st=-1[SQL]

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Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
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