Description
The new_password page in PBBoard 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to change the password of arbitrary user accounts via the member_id and new_password parameters to index.php.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PBBoard - 'member_id' Validation Password Manipulation EDB-37615 · webapps · Aug 8, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23101
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10353.html
- 84481 vdb-entry
- 54916 vdb-entry
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10352.html
- pbboard-index-security-bypass(77506) vdb-entry
- 50153 third-party-advisory