[UNIX] PHPNuke Path Disclosure (Your_Account)

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Date: 12/26/02

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      PHPNuke Path Disclosure (Your_Account)
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    SUMMARY

     <http://www.phpnuke.org/> PHP-Nuke is a Web portal and online community
    system which includes Web-based administration, surveys, access
    statistics, user customizable boxes, a themes manager for registered
    users, friendly administration GUI with graphic topic manager, the ability
    to edit or delete stories, an option to delete comments, a moderation
    system, referer tracking, integrated banner ad system, search engine,
    backend/headlines generation (RSS/RDF format), Web directory like Yahoo,
    events manager, and support for 20+ languages.

    PHP-Nuke is published under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
    It is a very popular program with lots and lots of installations. It is
    included as one of the packages in Debian GNU/Linux and one of FreeBSD's
    ports.

    A path disclosure vulnerability has been found in the product allowing
    remote attackers to reveal the web server's true path.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable systems:
     * PHP-Nuke version 6.0

    Exploit:
    http://target.com/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&unamed Online <br> to our service provider team. <br> For moThe true path will be revealed if the module "your account" is enabled.

    The true path will be revealed if the module "your account" is enabled.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:bloodk@prodigy.net.mx> Ing.
    Bernardo Lopez.

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