MkportalApplication

CVE-2006-6741

MEDIUM · 5.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-12-26
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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67/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in urlobox in MKPortal allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary messages as an administrator via a delete operation in an img BBcode tag.

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 confidence

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MKPortal's urlobox module allows remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into deleting arbitrary messages by embedding a malicious delete operation within an img BBcode tag. The attacker crafts a request that the victim's browser automatically submits, exploiting the lack of anti-CSRF tokens on the delete functionality.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) for all state-changing operations including delete actions, and validate the Origin or Referer header to ensure requests originate from legitimate sources.

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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
MkportalApplication
Affected:= 1.1

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.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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 checks

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  1. Confirm MKPortal installation
    Locate MKPortal by checking for typical installation paths such as /mkportal/, /portal/, or search for files containing 'MKPortal' or the file 'index.php' with MKPortal branding in your web root.
    Affected if MKPortal is not installed on the system.
  2. Identify MKPortal version
    Check the version file or admin panel of MKPortal. Common locations include a version.php file, admin dashboard 'About' section, or the file header comments in core PHP files.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.1 (the affected version).
  3. Locate urlobox module
    Search the modules directory for the urlobox module - typically found in /modules/urlobox/ or similar path within the MKPortal installation directory.
    Affected if The urlobox module is not present in the installation.
  4. Verify urlobox is enabled
    Check the MKPortal admin panel under Module Management or inspect the module configuration file to confirm urlobox is enabled and accessible.
    Affected if The urlobox module is disabled or not accessible.
  5. Inspect delete functionality for anti-CSRF protection
    Examine the delete message code within the urlobox module (typically in a file handling message deletion). Look for the presence of a random token or session identifier being validated on delete requests.
    Affected if Delete operations in urlobox lack anti-CSRF token validation.

A system is affected if MKPortal version 1.1 is installed with the urlobox module enabled, and the delete functionality within urlobox does not validate anti-CSRF tokens before processing deletion requests.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) for all state-changing operations including delete actions, and validate the Origin or Referer header to ensure requests originate from legitimate sources.

Fix this in Mkportal Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,840
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