Information -------------------- Name : XSS and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in MiniBB Software : MiniBB 3.0.0 and possibly below. Vendor Homepage : http://www.minibb.com Vulnerability Type : Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Severity : Critical Researcher : Omar Kurt Advisory Reference : NS-13-002 Description -------------------- miniBB&#174; is a standalone, open source program for building your own Internet forum, and it's free to download. Comparing to the other forum software available on the market, miniBB just brings what it's created for: an easy, lite, and speedy quick forum. Details -------------------- MiniBB is affected by XSS and SQL Injection vulnerabilities in version 3.0.0. XSS: http://example.com/bb_admin.php (GET - params: forum_name, forum_group, forum_icon, whatus, forum_desc) SQL Injection: http://example.com/bb_admin.php?action=searchusers2&searchus=id&whatus='+(SELECT1 FROM (SELECT SLEEP(25))A)+' You can read the full article about Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection vulnerabilities from here : Cross-site Scripting (XSS): https://www.mavitunasecurity.com/crosssite-scripting-xss/ SQL Injection: https://www.mavitunasecurity.com/sql-injection/ Solution -------------------- - Advisory Timeline -------------------- 26/02/2013 - First contact 15/03/2013 - Fix & New MiniBB version released 11/07/2013 - Advisory released Credits -------------------- It has been discovered on testing of Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner. References -------------------- Vendor Url / Patch : http://www.minibb.com/forums/news-9/minibb-3.0.1-released-stable-fixed-secured-dedicated-6059.html MSL Advisory Link : https://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-minibb/ Netsparker Advisories : https://www.mavitunasecurity.com/netsparker-advisories/ About Netsparker -------------------- Netsparker&#174; can find and report security issues such as SQL Injection and Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in all web applications regardless of the platform and the technology they are built on. Netsparker's unique detection and exploitation techniques allows it to be dead accurate in reporting hence it's the first and the only False Positive Free web application security scanner. -- Netsparker Advisories, <advisories@mavitunasecurity.com> Homepage, http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/netsparker-advisories/