CVE-2005-2580
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.00 RC4 with Security Patch allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Username field in (1) index.php or (2) member.php, action parameter to (3) search.php or (4) member.php, or (5) polloptions parameter to polls.php.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MyBB 1.00 RC4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unsanitized user input in the Username field (index.php, member.php), action parameter (search.php, member.php), and polloptions parameter (polls.php).
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.00_rc4_security_patchCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm MyBB installationLocate MyBB files by checking for the presence of index.php, member.php, search.php, and polls.php in your web root or forum directory. Look for the characteristic MyBB directory structure.Affected if These PHP files exist in your environment, indicating MyBB may be installed.
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Identify installed MyBB versionCheck the version file or admin dashboard for the exact MyBB version number. Common locations include a version.php file in the inc directory or the admin control panel footer.Affected if The installed version is MyBB 1.00 RC4 or the specific version 1.00_rc4_security_patch.
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Verify vulnerable code paths are presentInspect the source code of index.php, member.php, search.php, and polls.php for the Username field handling, action parameter processing, and polloptions parameter handling mentioned in the CVE.Affected if The affected files contain the user input handlers for Username, action, and polloptions parameters without proper sanitization.
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Check if user registration or posting is enabledDetermine whether new user registration is enabled (for Username field injection) or whether the search and poll features are accessible to users.Affected if User registration, search functionality, or poll creation is enabled, allowing attacker-supplied input to reach the vulnerable code paths.
You are affected if your environment runs MyBB version 1.00 RC4 (or 1.00_rc4_security_patch) with the vulnerable PHP files present and user-accessible input fields (Username, action, polloptions) exposed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and use parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database queries that accept user-supplied input in the affected files.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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