PostNuke NS-Languages SQL injection
| postnuke-nslanguages-sql-injection (24827) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PostNuke is vulnerable to SQL injection. If magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, a remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the NS-Languages module using the 'language' parameter, which could allow the attacker to add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PostNuke (0.762 or later), available from the PostNuke Download Web page. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Feb 19 2006 - 14:29:47 CST : Multiple vulnerabilities in PostNuke <= 0.761.
- PostNuke Web site: PostNuke - NOC: Welcome.
- BID-16752: PostNuke Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0801: SQL injection vulnerability in the NS-Languages module for PostNuke 0.761 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is off, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the language parameter to admin.php.
- SA18937: PostNuke Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0673: PostNuke Multiple SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- PostNuke PostNuke 0.761 and prior
Reported:
Feb 19, 2006
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