PHP-Nuke up to Bundle admin.php eregi _server privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PHP-Nuke. The affected element is the function eregi of the file admin.php. Such manipulation of the argument _server leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-2044. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP-Nuke (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function eregi of the file admin.php. The manipulation of the argument _server with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP-Nuke 7.3, and other products that use the PHP-Nuke codebase such as the Nuke Cops betaNC PHP-Nuke Bundle, OSCNukeLite 3.1, and OSC2Nuke 7x do not properly use the eregi() PHP function with $_SERVER[ PHP_SELF ] to identify the calling script, which allows remote attackers to directly access scripts, obtain path information via a PHP error message, and possibly gain access, as demonstrated using an HTTP request that contains the "admin.php" string.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2004. The weakness was released 06/01/2004 with Squid (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2044 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12076 (PHP-Nuke Direct Script Access Security Bypass 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 (16298), Exploit-DB (24166), SecurityFocus (BID 10447†), OSVDB (6593†) and Secunia (SA11766†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Organization: Squid
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21896
X-Force: 16298
SecurityFocus: 10447 - PHP-Nuke Direct Script Access Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 11766
OSVDB: 6593 - PHP-Nuke eregi() Function Calling Script Access Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 9008 - PHP-Nuke Path Disclosure via eregi() PHP Function, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 17:33
Updated: 07/06/2025 12:52
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:33 (65), 06/08/2019 16:12 (2), 05/04/2025 12:48 (23), 07/06/2025 12:52 (3)
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