AwebbbApplication · Aweb Labs

CVE-2006-1638

MEDIUM · 5.1 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-04-06

Mitigation only

No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.

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60/100

Remediation priority · Elevated

Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description

NVD · unedited

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in aWebBB 1.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) Username parameter to (a) accounts.php, (b) changep.php, (c) editac.php, (d) feedback.php, (e) fpass.php, (f) login.php, (g) post.php, (h) reply.php, or (i) reply_log.php; (2) p parameter to (j) dpost.php; (3) c parameter to (k) list.php or (l) ndis.php; or (12) q parameter to (m) search.php.

Technical summary

dbcve analysis · high confidence

aWebBB 1.2 bulletin board software contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities across 13 PHP files (accounts.php, changep.php, editac.php, feedback.php, fpass.php, login.php, post.php, reply.php, reply_log.php, dpost.php, list.php, ndis.php, search.php). Attackers can inject arbitrary SQL commands through the Username, p, c, and q parameters without sanitization.

MitigationReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements and implement proper input validation for all user-supplied parameters across the affected files.

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

AwebbbApplication

Affected:= 1.2

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected?

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

Identify aWebBB installation

Locate the aWebBB installation directory on your server. Check for a file named 'version.php' or examine the footer of the bulletin board for a version number.

Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.2
Verify affected PHP files exist

Check your web server document root for the presence of the following files: accounts.php, changep.php, editac.php, feedback.php, fpass.php, login.php, post.php, reply.php, reply_log.php, dpost.php, list.php, ndis.php, search.php

Affected if Any of these 13 PHP files are present in your aWebBB installation
Inspect SQL query handling in affected files

Open one of the affected files (such as login.php or post.php) in a text editor and search for SQL queries that use the parameters Username, p, c, or q without sanitization functions like mysql_real_escape_string, addslashes, or prepared statements.

Affected if The code shows direct insertion of the Username, p, c, or q parameters into SQL queries without input sanitization
Check for user input validation

Examine the same PHP files for any input validation or filtering routines applied to the Username, p, c, and q parameters before they are used in database queries.

Affected if No input validation or escaping is performed on these parameters before they are used in SQL queries

Your environment is affected if you are running aWebBB version 1.2 and the vulnerable PHP files contain unsanitized SQL queries using the Username, p, c, or q parameters.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Remediation

From vendor data

Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime

Mitigation

Replace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements and implement proper input validation for all user-supplied parameters across the affected files.

Fix this in Awebbb Scoped from the published advisory

Consultation3.0 h
Implementation12.0 h
Testing6.0 h
Review / QA3.0 h

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References

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Practitioner notes

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At a glance

A fix existsA vendor remedy is published

Severity 5.1 Medium

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 1.8%

Affects: Awebbb

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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.

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.

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.

CVSS 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.

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.

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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.

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