CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
89.8%
The installed version of PostNuke allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain administrative access to select modules through a simple GET request. Additionally, it may be prone to various SQL injection injection or cross-site scripting attacks as well as unspecified attacks through the Languages module.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(20969);
script_version("1.21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-0800", "CVE-2006-0801", "CVE-2006-0802");
script_bugtraq_id(16752);
script_name(english:"PostNuke < 0.762 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP application that suffers from
multiple flaws.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The installed version of PostNuke allows an unauthenticated attacker
to gain administrative access to select modules through a simple GET
request. Additionally, it may be prone to various SQL injection
injection or cross-site scripting attacks as well as unspecified
attacks through the Languages module.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/33");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Feb/473");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.postnuke.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2754");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to PostNuke 0.762 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/02/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("postnuke_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("www/PHP");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);
# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/postnuke"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
dir = matches[2];
# Try to exploit the admin access bypass issue.
r = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:string(dir, "/admin.php?module=Banners"), port:port);
if (isnull(r)) exit(0);
res = strcat(r[0], r[1], '\r\n', r[2]);
# There's a problem if we're granted access.
if ('<a href="admin.php?module=Banners&op=getConfig">Banners configuration' >< res) {
security_warning(port);
set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/SQLInjection', value: TRUE);
}
}
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0800
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0801
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0802
securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/33
www.postnuke.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2754
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Feb/473