PostNuke xanthia.php SQL injection
| postnuke-xanthia-sql-injection (20688) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PostNuke is vulnerable to SQL injection, caused by improper validation of user-supplied information in the xanthia.php script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the xanthia.php script containing SQL commands to the init_template() function which would allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information and add, modify, or delete information in the backend database.
Platforms Affected:
- PostNuke, PostNuke 0.750
Remedy:
Apply the patches for this vulnerability (PNSA 2005-2), available from the PostNuke pnNEWS Repository. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat May 21 2005 - 02:59:04 CDT , PostNuke SQL Injection 0.750=>x at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0258.html.
- PostNuke pnNEWS Repository, PostNuke.com :: Make It Your Choice! at http://news.postnuke.com/Downloads-index-req-viewdownloaddetails-lid-471.html.
- CVE-2005-1694: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Xanthia.php in the Xanthia module in PostNuke 0.750 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) name or (2) module parameter.
Reported:
May 21, 2005
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