FlatNuke 2.5.1 Administrator Account index.php Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in FlatNuke 2.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Administrator Account. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0267. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FlatNuke 2.5.1 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block of the file index.php of the component Administrator Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

index.php in FlatNuke 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to create an administrator account via carriage returns and #10 in the url_avatar field, which is interpreted as a sensitive directive.

The bug was discovered 01/02/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 by Pierquinto Manco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0267 since 02/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 16095 (FlatNuke index.php url_avatar Field Arbitrary PHP Code Execution), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18741), Tenable (16095), SecurityFocus (BID 12150†), OSVDB (12713†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11573†). The entry VDB-23628 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 16095
Nessus Name: FlatNuke index.php url_avatar Field Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/02/2005 🔍
01/03/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/04/2005 +1 days 🔍
02/10/2005 +37 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +81 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2006 +386 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3213 days 🔍
06/18/2019 +1561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Pierquinto Manco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0267 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0267
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24372
X-Force: 18741
SecurityFocus: 12150 - FlatNuke Form Submission Input Validation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12713 - CVE-2005-0267 - FlatNuke - Account Modification Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11573 - FlatNuke 2.5.1 Remote Creation of Administrator Account, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/18/2019 17:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (65), 06/18/2019 17:22 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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