MyBB Awaylist index. php 'id' parameter plug-in SQL Injection Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
MyBB Awaylist
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 57040
 
MyBB is an excellent free forum software in the world.
 
The ID parameter in index. php of MyBB Awaylist plug-in is not properly filtered, which can lead to illegal database operations.
 
<* Source: Red_Hat

Link: http://sebug.net/vuldb/ssvid-60535
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Test method:
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Alert

The following procedures (methods) may be offensive and are intended only for security research and teaching. Users are at your own risk!
Http://www.example.com/index.php? Action = editAwlItem & amp; id = [SQLi]
 
<? Php
$ Query = $ db-> simple_select (// 245
"Awaylist", '*', "id = '". $ mybb-> input ['id']. "'" // 246
); // 247
$ Item = $ db-> fetch_array ($ query); // 248
?>

Suggestion:
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Temporary solution:
 
If you cannot install or upgrade the patch immediately, NSFOCUS recommends that you take the following measures to reduce the threat:
 
* Disable the awaylist plug-in.
 
Vendor patch:
 
MyBB
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Currently, the vendor does not provide patches or upgrade programs. We recommend that users who use the software follow the vendor's homepage to obtain the latest version:
 
Http://mods.mybb.com/view/awaylist