PHP-Nuke unauthorized administrator access
| phpnuke-pwd-admin-access (5108) |  High Risk |
Description:
PHP-Nuke could allow a remote attacker to gain administrator rights to the program. An attacker could submit a specially-crafted URL that would cause the program to behave as though a valid administrator password has been entered. An attacker could exploit administrator rights to edit users, articles, banners, or other related data.
Platforms Affected:
- PHP-Nuke, PHP-Nuke 2.5
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP-Nuke (3.0 or later), available from the PHP-Nuke Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- PHP-Nuke Web site, PHP-Nuke at http://phpnuke.org/.
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, SecurityNews 20 Aug 2000, Security holes in PHP-Nuke give administrative access to attackers at http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5AP0L002AG.html.
- BID-1592: Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke Administrative Privileges Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0745: admin.php3 in PHP-Nuke does not properly verify the PHP-Nuke administrator password, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by requesting a URL that does not specify the aid or pwd parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 1521: PHP-Nuke admin.php3 Gain Administrative Privilege
Reported:
Aug 20, 2000
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