More vulnerabilities in ttForum/ttCMS -> SQL injection

From: ScriptSlaveat_private
Date: Tue May 20 2003 - 10:36:33 PDT

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    Advisory name: SQL Injection-Bug in ttForum (all versions)
    Application: ttForum - all versions
    Vendor: www.ttforum.com
    Status: Vendor of ttForum was contacted but didn't reply
    Impact: Attacker can get Administrator-rights on forum
    Platform(s): any
    
    Technical description:
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    Everybody can inject SQL code in ttForum through the Profile-page if the
    server is running PHP with "magic_quotes_gpc = off". All you have to do 
    is to create an account and go to your Instant-Messages Screen. There you 
    click on "Preferences".
    
    Normally, the URL to that scrren looks like this:
    
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    http://domain.tld/board/index.php?action=imprefs
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    Now you go to the Ignorelist-Textfield and enter
    
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    ',memberGroup='Administrator
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    into it. After clicking on "Save Preferences" your account is upgraded to be
    an Administrator giving you full access to all Forum-Settings. The really
    dangerous thing about this hole is, that a hacker that gains Admin-Rights
    at the Forums can allow uploading of PHP-Files and is able to execute any 
    code he wants to on the target system using the Upload-Feature!!!
    
    ATTENTION!!! The current version of YaBB SE (where ttForum is derived
    from) is NOT vulnerable!!! 
    
    BE CAREFUL!!! ttCMS until V2.3 (http://www.ttcms) is also vulnerable,
    because
    ttForum is shipped with the ttCMS default-setup!
    
    Recommendations:
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    Enable magic_quotes_gpc in php.ini
    Upgrade to a newer version of ttForum (none  available, yet)
    
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