PHP-Nuke contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to the search module not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the 'query' variable. This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the back-end database.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Information Disclosure,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Confidentiality,
Loss of Integrity
Exploit:
Exploit Public
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Upgrade to version 7.9 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.