Nukestyles Viewpage Module 6.5 on PHP-Nuke nukestyles.com File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nukestyles Viewpage Module 6.5 on PHP-Nuke. Affected is an unknown function of the file nukestyles.com. The manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1545. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nukestyles Viewpage Module 6.5 on PHP-Nuke. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file nukestyles.com. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in nukestyles.com viewpage.php addon for PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter. NOTE: This was originally reported as an issue in PHP-Nuke 6.5, but this is an independent addon.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2003 by LINUX (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1545 since 02/28/2008. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11472 (Nukestyles.com viewpage.php Addon for PHP-Nuke File Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access), 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 11157 (PHP-Nuke Viewpage.PHP File 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 Exploit-DB (22422), Tenable (11472), SecurityFocus (BID 7191†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1006377†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11472
Nessus Name: Nukestyles.com viewpage.php Addon for PHP-Nuke File Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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03/25/2003 🔍
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12/31/2003 +281 days 🔍
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09/26/2014 +2402 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: LINUX
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1545 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1545
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21449
SecurityFocus: 7191 - PHP-Nuke Addon Viewpage.PHP File Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1006377

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2014 17:31
Updated: 07/13/2025 20:52
Changes: 09/26/2014 17:31 (61), 04/22/2019 09:11 (1), 01/12/2025 06:19 (27), 07/13/2025 20:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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