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A vulnerability was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 4.0.4/4.4 (Content Management System). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file bb_smilies.php/bbcode_ref.php. The manipulation of the argument Username with the input value .. leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

bb_smilies.php and bbcode_ref.php in PHP-Nuke 4.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and gain PHP administrator privileges by inserting a null character and .. (dot dot) sequences into a malformed username argument.

The weakness was published 05/03/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0320. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:bb_smilies.php/bbcode_ref.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11236 (PHP-Nuke Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10869 (PHP-Nuke bb_smilies.php Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (11236). Similar entries are available at 16657, 17292, 17610 and 17712.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Francisco Burzi

Name

• PHP-Nuke

Version

• 4.0.4
• 4.4

License

• open-source

Support

• end of life (old version)

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11236
Nessus Name: PHP-Nuke Detection
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 10630
OpenVAS Name: PHP-Nuke security vulnerability (bb_smilies.php)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/03/2001 🔍
05/03/2001 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2001 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2003 +655 days 🔍
09/04/2003 +199 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3956 days 🔍
05/12/2019 +1773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0320 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 1942 - PHP-Nuke Allows Files Disclosure, Medium
SecurityFocus: 6446

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 10:54
Updated: 05/12/2019 11:41
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:54 (70), 05/12/2019 11:41 (1)
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