Postnuke 0.703 user.php caselist privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Postnuke 0.703 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file user.php. The manipulation of the argument caselist with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP file inclusion vulnerability in user.php in PostNuke 0.703 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files and possibly execute code via the caselist parameter.

The bug was discovered 03/28/2002. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 by pokleyzz sakamaniaka (Website). The advisory is shared at iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2015 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 278 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:user.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 databases at X-Force (8699), Exploit-DB (21357), SecurityFocus (BID 4381†), OSVDB (5511†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10492†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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03/28/2002 🔍
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12/31/2002 +278 days 🔍
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07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
02/27/2006 +228 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3081 days 🔍
01/26/2025 +3827 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: iss.net
Researcher: pokleyzz sakamaniaka
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19657
X-Force: 8699
SecurityFocus: 4381 - PostNuke caselist Arbitrary Module Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5511 - PostNuke - caselist - Arbitrary Module Include Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 10492 - PostNuke PHP Files Inclusion via user.php, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:51 AM
Updated: 01/26/2025 05:50 PM
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:51 AM (59), 06/14/2019 05:48 PM (4), 01/26/2025 05:50 PM (27)
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