Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.2 Authentication functions.php bblogin User sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.2. Affected by this issue is the function bblogin of the file functions.php of the component Authentication. The manipulation of the argument User leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1929. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke up to 7.2 (Content Management System). This issue affects the function bblogin of the file functions.php of the component Authentication. The manipulation of the argument user with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in the bblogin function in functions.php in PHP-Nuke 6.x through 7.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access by injecting base64-encoded SQL code into the user parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 04/13/2004 by Janek Vind with waraxe (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1929 since 05/04/2005. 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 T1505 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:functions.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 (15839), Exploit-DB (23998), SecurityFocus (BID 10135†) and Secunia (SA11347†). The entries VDB-21733 and VDB-21734 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bitbucket.org

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Janek Vind
Organization: waraxe
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1929 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21737
X-Force: 15839 - PHP-Nuke bypass authentication
SecurityFocus: 10135 - PHP-Nuke Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11347 - PHP-Nuke SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting, Moderately Critical

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

Created: 10/15/2014 18:02
Updated: 05/09/2025 23:45
Changes: 10/15/2014 18:02 (57), 06/18/2018 09:17 (7), 05/09/2025 23:45 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:A1D:103

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