Description
The Reviews module in PHP-Nuke 6.0 to 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a large, out-of-range score parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PHP-Nuke 6.x/7.x - Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities EDB-24193 · webapps · Jun 11, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 7002 vdb-entry
- 7003 vdb-entry
- 20040611 [waraxe-2004-SA#032 - Multiple security flaws in PhpNuke 6.x - 7.3] mailing-list
- 11852 third-party-advisory
- 20040611 [waraxe-2004-SA#032 - Multiple security flaws in PhpNuke 6.x - 7.3] mailing-list
- 10524 vdb-entry
- phpnuke-reviews-dos(16409) vdb-entry