Secunia Security Advisory - KiNgOfThEwOrLd has discovered a vulnerability in the NSN Script Depository module for PHP-Nuke, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
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TITLE:
PHP-Nuke NSN Script Depository Module Information Disclosure
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27810
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27810/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
NSN Script Depository (module for PHP-Nuke) 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/16704/
DESCRIPTION:
KiNgOfThEwOrLd has discovered a vulnerability in the NSN Script
Depository module for PHP-Nuke, which can be exploited by malicious
people to disclose sensitive information.
Input passed to the "show_file" parameter in modules.php (when "name"
is set to "Script_Depository" and "op" to "show_file") is not properly
sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to display
arbitrary files by passing absolute paths.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.3 (750_103pl1). Other
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
KiNgOfThEwOrLd
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