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PostNuke < 0.762 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for admin access bypass issue in PostNuke

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that suffers from
multiple flaws.

Description :

The installed version of PostNuke permits an unauthenticated attacker
to gain administrative access to select modules through a simple GET
request. Additionally, it may be prone to various SQL injection
injection or cross-site scripting attacks as well as unspecified
attacks through the Languages module.

See also :

http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/33
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/042360.html
http://news.postnuke.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2754

Solution :

Upgrade to PostNuke 0.762 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5.6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 16752

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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