20693 : PHP-Nuke article.php sid Variable SQL Injection
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Last Modified
6 months ago

Percent Complete
90%

Disclosure
Sep 15, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

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Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 PHP-Nuke contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to the article.php script not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the 'sid' variable. This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the backend database.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

 Upgrade to version 7.8 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
PHP-Nuke
Watch-list
PHP-Nuke
Watch-list
 7.7

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