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PHP-Nuke "Your_Account" Module SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18931
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Release Date:
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2006-02-17
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Popularity:
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12,535 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | PHP-Nuke 6.x
PHP-Nuke 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0679
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Description:
sp3x has discovered a vulnerability in PHP-Nuke, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.
Input passed to the "username" parameter (Nickname field) in the new user registration functionality of the "Your_Account" module isn't properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 7.8. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vulnerability has reportedly been fixed in version 7.9 with patch 3.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
sp3x
Original Advisory:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/440
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