Admin Security

This plugin is most likely redundant if you are running MyBB 1.6.4 or later, which (probably) has these features integrated

This plugin is based on a suggestion made by frostschutz a while ago.  MyBB seems to be largely ignorant about it, despite actually being a security vulnerability, and I haven't seen any fixes in the SVN as of yet.  So I have decided to release this patch module as a plugin to anyone worried about the various issues.

This plugin does the following:

• Prevent arbitrary code execution from the AdminCP templates interface and from importing themes
• Prevent admins from getting the database password
• Hides non-forum related tables in the backup database page

Note that this plugin does not work on multi-DB server setups (if you don't know what this is, you probably don't have one).


For obvious reasons, don't use this with the PHP in Templates plugin!  You may, however, use this with the Template Conditionals plugin.

[Pirata Nervo]

Oh yeah I forgot that you're using the WTFPL license now

[Firefox Wins]

WTF this looks pretty good.
I didn't know the admin section was so messed up. Will MyBB get better priorities any time soon?  

[Imran]

Magnificent release..

[Taz112768]

thanks i see

[ZacAttack]

I love this plugin but after about 10ish days it gave me this error:

Code:

Database: MySQL SQL Error: 1045 - Access denied for user 'USERNAME'@'HOSTNAME' (using password: NO) Query: [READ] Unable to connect to MySQL server

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At first I didn't think it would be this plugin so I deactivated all plugins and changed databases. Nothing changed until i deactivated this plugin

Hopefully you can either figure out what went wrong and fix it so I can reactivate it

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

I guess it's possible that there's a conflict with some other modification.  Are you able to do a clean install and replicate the issue?  If so, please provide a step-by-step guide on how to do so.
You can also try seeing if this is unique to your environment by downloading a DB backup with your forum's files and running from localhost.

If you can't provide a step-by-step guide, I might be able to trace things down if you either supply me with FTP/admin details or a DB backup with your forum's files.

Hope that helps, and thanks.

[Shemo]

(06-24-2010 04:18 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  I guess it's possible that there's a conflict with some other modification.  Are you able to do a clean install and replicate the issue?  If so, please provide a step-by-step guide on how to do so.
You can also try seeing if this is unique to your environment by downloading a DB backup with your forum's files and running from localhost.

If you can't provide a step-by-step guide, I might be able to trace things down if you either supply me with FTP/admin details or a DB backup with your forum's files.

Hope that helps, and thanks.

looks like a few people have reported problems with this plugin including myself.

please see these threads-
http://community.mybb.com/thread-72296.html
http://community.mybb.com/thread-72591.html

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

So quick reply only?
I can't reproduce here, but looking through stuff, it may be possible that a dodgy (older) version of PHP is causing the issue.

Can you give this a try and tell me if it fixes it?
Thanks.

[Shemo]

(06-30-2010 09:05 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  So quick reply only?
I can't reproduce here, but looking through stuff, it may be possible that a dodgy (older) version of PHP is causing the issue.

Can you give this a try and tell me if it fixes it?
Thanks.

looks fine as far as I can see for now.  will let you know if I run into any more problems.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Thanks Shemo.