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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 1.0/2.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file admin.php3. The manipulation of the argument aid/pwd leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0745. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10100 (PHP Nuke Administrative Privileges Vulnerability).

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†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
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 🔍
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08/21/2000 +1 days 🔍
10/20/2000 +60 days 🔍
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06/27/2014 +3575 days 🔍
10/12/2025 +4125 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 17:16
Updated: 10/12/2025 20:32
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:16 (63), 05/24/2019 17:28 (4), 01/11/2025 21:02 (27), 10/12/2025 20:32 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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