CVE-2012-5874

Elite Bulletin Board < 2.1.22 - SQL Injection via PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-5874. PoCs published by High-Tech Bridge SA.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in Elite Bulletin Board by injecting crafted SQL queries into the URI of multiple scripts. The PoC extracts the MySQL server version by leveraging insufficient input sanitization in the `update_whosonline_reg()` and `update_whosonline_guest()` functions.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the (1) update_whosonline_reg and (2) update_whosonline_guest functions in Elite Bulletin Board before 2.1.22 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the PATH_INFO to (a) checkuser.php, (b) groups.php, (c) index.php, (d) login.php, (e) quicklogin.php, (f) register.php, (g) Search.php, (h) viewboard.php, or (i) viewtopic.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by High-Tech Bridge SA · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23575

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in Elite Bulletin Board by injecting crafted SQL queries into the URI of multiple scripts. The PoC extracts the MySQL server version by leveraging insufficient input sanitization in the `update_whosonline_reg()` and `update_whosonline_guest()` functions.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Elite Bulletin Board 2.1.21 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23575
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/88531
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0114.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51622

Scores

EPSS 0.0251
EPSS Percentile 82.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (26)
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.0.0
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.0.1
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.0.2
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.0.3
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.1.0
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.1.1
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.1.2
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.1.3
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.1.4
elite-board/elite_bulletin_board 2.1.5
... and 16 more
Published Jan 12, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026