#VU44671 Information disclosure in PHP-Nuke - CVE-2011-3784

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44671

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3784

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP-Nuke
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Phpnuke.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a .php file, which reveals the installation path in an error message, as demonstrated by themes/Odyssey/theme.php and certain other files.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP-Nuke: 8.0

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External links
https://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_README
https://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/PHP-Nuke-8.0
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.