PostNuke <= 0.760 RC4a Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 18360

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to several attacks.

Description

The remote host is running PostNuke version 0.760 RC4a or older. These versions suffer from several vulnerabilities, among them :

- Multiple Remote Code Injection Vulnerabilities An attacker can read arbitrary files on the remote and possibly inject arbitrary PHP code remotely.

- SQL Injection Vulnerabilities Weaknesses in the 'Xanthia' and 'Messages' modules allow attackers to affect database queries, possibly resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information such as user passwords and even execution of arbitrary PHP code on the remote host.

- Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities An attacker can inject arbitrary script code into the browser of users leading to disclosure of session cookies, redirection to other sites, etc.

- Multiple Path Disclosure Vulnerabilities An attacker can discover details about the underlying installation directory structure by calling various include scripts directly.

Solution

Apply the security fix package referenced in the article above to upgrade to PostNuke version 0.750.0b.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18360

File Name: postnuke_0_760_rc3.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/23/2005

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: 5/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1621, CVE-2005-1697, CVE-2005-1698, CVE-2005-1699, CVE-2005-1700

BID: 13706, 13789

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