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FlatNuke < 2.5.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 19396
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote host is running FlatNuke, a content management system written in PHP that uses flat files rather than a database for its storage.The version of FlatNuke installed on the remote host suffers from several flaws:
- Arbitrary PHP Code Execution Vulnerability The application fails to remove newlines from a user's registration information and stores it as a PHP file with a known path. An attacker can leverage this flaw to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host subject to the privileges of the web server userid.
- Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities Various scripts do not sanitize user-supplied input through several parameters before using it in dynamically generated pages, which can be exploited by attackers to launch cross-site scripting attacks against the affected application.
Solution
Upgrade to FlatNuke 2.5.6 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 19396
File Name: flatnuke_256.nasl
Version: 1.27
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 8/8/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:flatnuke:flatnuke
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/4/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2537, CVE-2005-2538, CVE-2005-2539, CVE-2005-2540