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PHP-Fusion <= 6.00.105 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for multiple vulnerabilities in PHP-Fusion <= 6.00.105

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that suffers from two
vulnerabilities.

Description :

According to its banner, the remote host is running a version of
PHP-Fusion that suffers from two vulnerabilities :

- An Information Disclosure Vulnerability
PHP Fusion stores database backups in a known location
within the web server's documents directory. A possible hacker
may be able to retrieve these backups and obtain
password hashes or other sensitive information from the
database.

- Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
A possible hacker can inject malicious HTML and script code
into the 'news_body', 'article_description', and the
'article_body' parameters when submitting news or an
article.

See also :

http://dark-assassins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=142
http://dark-assassins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=145

Solution :

Upgrade to PHP-Fusion 6.00.106 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:C)

Networks Security ID: 14066

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