16244 : PHP-Nuke admin_styles.php phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2005-05-02	2005-05-02

Description

PHP-Nuke contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to admin_styles.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the phpbb_root_path variable. This may allow an attacker to include a file from a remote host that contains arbitrary commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

PHPNuke.org

PHP-Nuke

7.5

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 15244
Related OSVDB ID: 16245 16246 16247 16248 16249 16250 16251 16252
Other Advisory URL: http://www.autistici.org/anacron-group-italy/file/txt/sile002adv.txt
Vendor URL: http://www.phpnuke.org/

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Silentium - anacrongroupitalyautistici.org - Anacron Group Italy

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