Title: PHP-Nuke Your_Account Module Nickname Field SQL Injection
Info
Disclosure
Feb 16, 2006
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Feb 16, 2006
Solution
Unknown
Description
PHP-Nuke contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to the index.php script not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the 'username' 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
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Upgrade to version 7.9 + patch 3.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.