Nucleus CMS 3.70 index.php body input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nucleus CMS 3.70. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument body as part of Parameter leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16636. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nucleus CMS 3.70 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument body as part of a Parameter leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Nucleus CMS 3.70 allows HTML Injection via the index.php body parameter.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2018. The weakness was shared 12/10/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16636 since 09/06/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 111 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 entry VDB-127783 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/21/2018 🔍
09/06/2018 +16 days 🔍
12/10/2018 +95 days 🔍
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12/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2023 +1645 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 84
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16636 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16636
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127784
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2018 07:59
Updated: 06/13/2023 22:51
Changes: 12/11/2018 07:59 (60), 04/19/2020 16:01 (2), 06/13/2023 22:51 (4)
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