Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 1.0/2.5 admin.php3 aid/pwd improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 1.0/2.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin.php3. The manipulation of the argument aid/pwd leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0745. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 1.0/2.5 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code of the file admin.php3. The manipulation of the argument aid/pwd with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2000. The weakness was disclosed 08/20/2000 by arma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securiteam.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0745. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5108), Exploit-DB (20158), SecurityFocus (BID 1592†), OSVDB (1521†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5358†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP-Nuke 3.0
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2000 🔍
08/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
08/21/2000 +1 days 🔍
10/20/2000 +60 days 🔍
10/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +854 days 🔍
09/12/2004 +568 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +3575 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +3851 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

Advisory: securiteam.com⛔
Researcher: arma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15887
X-Force: 5108
SecurityFocus: 1592 - Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke Administrative Privileges Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1521 - PHP-Nuke admin.php3 Gain Administrative Privilege
Vulnerability Center: 5358 - PHP-Nuke <= 2.5 Allows Gaining Privileges via URL, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 05:16 PM
Updated: 01/11/2025 09:02 PM
Changes: 06/27/2014 05:16 PM (63), 05/24/2019 05:28 PM (4), 01/11/2025 09:02 PM (27)
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