CVE-2011-1480: phpnuke php-nuke SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1480 is a high (CVSS 7.5) SQL Injection vulnerability in phpnuke php-nuke. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-06-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in admin.php in the administration backend in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the chng_uid parameter.

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.