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Nucleus CMS < 3.23 PLUGINADMIN.php DIR_LIBS Parameter Remote File Inclusion

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3633

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is running Nucleus CMS, an open-source content management system. The version of Nucleus CMS installed on the remote host fails to sanitize input to the 'DIR_LIBS' parameter before using it in a PHP include() function in the 'nucleus/libs/PLUGINADMIN.php' script. Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled, an unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to view arbitrary files on the remote host or to execute arbitrary PHP code, possibly taken from third-party hosts.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.23 or higher.

See Also

http://www.nucleuscms.org/item/3038

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434837/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3633

Family: CGI

Published: 5/25/2006

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 21596

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:W/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2583

BID: 18097