TITLE:
MegaBBS "replyid" Disclosure of Private Messages
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18342
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
MegaBBS 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/3945/
DESCRIPTION:
Hamid Ebadi has reported a vulnerability in MegaBBS, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.
The problem is that it is possible to read other users' private
messages by manipulating the "replyid" parameter.
Example:
http://[host]/send-private-message.asp?action=quote&toid=1&replyid=[id]
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.1 and prior.
SOLUTION:
Apply patch:
http://www.pd9soft.com/megabbs/forums/get-attachment.asp?attachmentid=1758
The vulnerability has been fixed in an updated 2.1 version.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Hamid Ebadi, Hamid Network Security Team
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.hamid.ir/security/megabbs.txt
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