PHPNews < 1.3.0 auth.php Multiple Field SQL Injection

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3104

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a script that is vulnerable to a SQL injection attack.

Description

The remote host is running PHPNews, an open-source news application written in PHP. The installed version of PHPNews is prone to a SQL injection attack due to its failure to sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this flaw to affect database queries, possibly revealing sensitive information, launching attacks against the underlying database, and the like.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.0 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 3104

Family: CGI

Published: 7/21/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 19287

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phpnews:phpnews

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2383

BID: 14333

Detections

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