Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 5.4 Error Message index.php File Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 5.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument File leads to information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0483. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 5.4 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

index.php for PHP-Nuke 5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the physical pathname of the web server when the file parameter is set to index.php, which triggers an error message that leaks the pathname.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0483. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 10544 (PHP Nuke Error Message Web Root Disclosure 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 databases at X-Force (8618), Exploit-DB (21349), Tenable (11236), SecurityFocus (BID 4333†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2241†). The entries VDB-16657, VDB-16675, VDB-17292 and VDB-17610 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11236
Nessus Name: PHP-Nuke Detection
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03/21/2002 🔍
08/12/2002 +144 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/01/2003 +142 days 🔍
02/17/2003 +47 days 🔍
10/08/2003 +233 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3940 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +4074 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18539
X-Force: 8618
SecurityFocus: 4333 - PHP Nuke Error Message Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2241 - PHP-Nuke <=5.4 index.php Reveals Pathname of Web Server, Medium

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

Created: 07/22/2014 21:59
Updated: 09/16/2025 18:23
Changes: 07/22/2014 21:59 (65), 05/15/2019 15:14 (3), 01/20/2025 05:07 (27), 09/16/2025 18:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:DC1:103

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