DeluxeBB <= 1.2 (forums.php) SQL Injection Vulnerability

Description:

DeluxeBB contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to the ‘forums.php’ script not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the ‘sort’ variable. This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the back-end database.

References:

• CVE-2008-2194
• BID-29062
• EDB-5550

Disclosure Date:

May 5, 2008