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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PostNuke 0.750. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file readpmsg.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument Home can lead to sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1777. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in PostNuke 0.750 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file readpmsg.php. The manipulation of the argument start with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
SQL injection vulnerability in readpmsg.php in PostNuke 0.750 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the start parameter.
The bug was discovered 05/27/2005. The weakness was shared 05/20/2005 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (sp3x) with SecurityReason (Website). The advisory is shared for download at news.postnuke.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1777 since 05/31/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.
A public exploit has been developed by K-C0d3r and been published 7 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at milw0rm.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:readpmsg.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21379 (FreeBSD : postnuke -- multiple vulnerabilities (0274a9f1-0759-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20805), Exploit-DB (1030), Tenable (21379), SecurityFocus (BID 13789†) and OSVDB (16781†). The entries VDB-25385, VDB-25303, VDB-25301 and VDB-25300 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Sql injectionCWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: K-C0d3r
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Nessus ID: 21379
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : postnuke -- multiple vulnerabilities (0274a9f1-0759-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 54492
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: postnuke
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: news.postnuke.comResearcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz (sp3x)
Organization: SecurityReason
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1777 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1777
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25384
X-Force: 20805
SecurityFocus: 13789 - PostNuke SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15450 - PostNuke Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16781 - PostNuke Message Module readpmsg.php Start Parameter SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1014066
Vulnerability Center: 18023 - PostNuke Readpmsg.php Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary SQL Commands, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 11:41Updated: 10/27/2025 07:25
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (91), 08/07/2019 18:26 (7), 10/27/2025 07:25 (16)
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