YaBB 1.x/9.1.2000 - Administrator Command Execution

Author: GulfTech Security
type: webapps
platform: cgi
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date_added: 2004-09-17 
date_updated: 2018-01-05 
verified: 1 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11214/info

It is reported that YaBB is affected by an administrator command execution vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly validate access to administrative commands.

This issue permits a remote attacker to create a malicious URI link or embed a malicious URI between IMG tags, which includes hostile YaBB administrative commands. If an unsuspecting forum administrator views a post that contains this IMG tag, they will inadvertently activate the malicious URI, the attacker-supplied command is carried out with the administrator's privileges.

<img>http://www.example.com/YaBB.pl?board=;action=modifycat;id=CATEGORYNAMEHERE;moda=Remove2</img>