PHP-Nuke WebMail could allow an attacker to include PHP files
| phpnuke-webmail-file-include (13363) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP-Nuke, running on Microsoft Windows platforms, could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files, caused by a vulnerability in the WebMail module. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the mailattach.php script that specifies a malicious PHP file from a remote system as a parameter, which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- PHP-Nuke, PHP-Nuke 6.7
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Oct 04 2003 - 09:33:43 CDT , PHP-Nuke v 6.7 + Windows = File Upload at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0063.html.
- phpSecure.org Web site, phpSecure.info - Welcome! at http://www.phpsecure.info.
- BID-8764: PHP-Nuke mailattach.php Remote File Upload Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 04, 2003
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