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PostNuke <= 0.760 RC2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 17240
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that suffers from multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote host is running PostNuke version 0.760 RC2 or older. These versions suffer from several vulnerabilities, among them :- SQL injection vulnerability in the News, NS-Polls and NS-AddStory modules.
- SQL injection vulnerability in the Downloads module.
- Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the Downloads module.
- Possible path disclosure vulnerability in the News module.
An attacker may use the SQL injection vulnerabilities to obtain the password hash for the administrator or to corrupt the database database used by PostNuke.
Exploiting the XSS flaws may enable an attacker to inject arbitrary script code into the browser of site administrators leading to disclosure of session cookies.
Solution
Either upgrade and apply patches for 0.750 or upgrade to 0.760 RC3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 17240
File Name: postnuke_0_760_rc2.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 3/1/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2005