PHPNuke SQL Injection Vulnerability

vendor:

PHPNuke

by:

pokleyzz

8.1

CVSS

HIGH

SQL Injection

CWE

Product Name: PHPNuke

Affected Version From: 6.9

Affected Version To: 6.9

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:phpnuke:phpnuke:6.9

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2003

PHPNuke SQL Injection Vulnerability

PHPNuke is prone to a SQL injection vulnerability due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. The vulnerability exists in the $category variable within the 'index.php' page.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to sanitize user-supplied input before using it in SQL queries. Upgrading to a patched version of PHPNuke is also advised.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.sucuri.net/sucuri-firewall-block.css" />
<section class="center clearfix">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Sucuri WebSite Firewall - Access Denied</title>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300,600,700" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
</head>
<body>
<div id="main-container">
<header class="app-header clearfix">
<div class="wrap">
<a href="https://www.sucuri.net/?utm_source=firewall_block" class="logo"></a>
<span class="logo-neartext">Website Firewall</span>
<a href="https://sucuri.net/?utm_source=firewall_block" class="site-link">Back to sucuri.net</a>
</div>
</header>

<section class="app-content clearfix">
<div class="box">
<p class="medium-text">This page you are trying to visit is protected by an automated security check. Please complete the check below to verify your browser and proceed.</p>

<style>
.cap-spin{width:20px;height:20px;border:2px solid #d7ede0;border-top-color:#2e7d32;border-radius:50%;display:inline-block;animation:capspin .7s linear infinite;}
@keyframes capspin{to{transform:rotate(360deg);}}
#cap-widget:focus{outline:2px solid #b9c7ff;outline-offset:2px;}
</style>
<script>
var _cs="824a2e9d3f13beb7925438e7783dd2e8";
var _cd=4;
var _ce=1786450058;
var _cg="aeb00700bfdeff5d879e0a15fc78178a2b69eabf9d5bdc215cf7fd778f1bfc66";
var _capBusy=false;
function _hex(b){return Array.from(new Uint8Array(b)).map(function(x){return x.toString(16).padStart(2,'0');}).join('');}
async function _sha(s){return _hex(await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256',new TextEncoder().encode(s)));}
function _capState(s){var i=document.getElementById('cap-ind'),l=document.getElementById('cap-label'),w=document.getElementById('cap-widget');if(s==='verifying'){i.innerHTML='<span class="cap-spin"></span>';l.textContent='Verifying...';w.style.cursor='default';}else if(s==='done'){i.innerHTML='<svg width="22" height="22" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#2e7d32" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><polyline points="20 6 9 17 4 11"></polyline></svg>';l.textContent="You're a human";w.style.cursor='default';w.setAttribute('aria-checked','true');}}
async function capSolve(){if(_capBusy)return;_capBusy=true;_capState('verifying');var _t0=Date.now();var p=Array(_cd+1).join('0');var n=0;while(true){var h=await _sha(_cs+n);if(h.slice(0,_cd)===p){break;}n++;}document.getElementById('cap-token').value=_cs+':'+_cd+':'+_ce+':'+_cg+':'+n;var _w=800-(Date.now()-_t0);if(_w<0)_w=0;setTimeout(function(){_capState('done');var b=document.getElementById('cap-proceed');if(b){b.disabled=false;b.style.opacity='1';b.style.cursor='pointer';b.focus();}},_w);}
</script>
</br></br>
<form method="post" id="captchaform">
<input type="hidden" name="cap-token" id="cap-token" value="" />
<div id="cap-widget" role="checkbox" aria-checked="false" tabindex="0" onclick="capSolve()" onkeydown="if(event.key==='Enter'||event.key===' '){event.preventDefault();capSolve();}" style="display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;min-width:260px;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);text-align:left;">
<span id="cap-ind" style="width:24px;height:24px;flex:0 0 24px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;"><span style="width:22px;height:22px;border:2px solid #c2c2c2;border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;"></span></span>
<span id="cap-label" style="flex:1;font-size:15px;color:#333;">Verify you&#39;re human</span>
</div>
<div><button type="submit" id="cap-proceed" class="btn btn-primary ajax-form brand-font" disabled style="margin-top:16px;opacity:.5;cursor:not-allowed;">Click to Proceed to Page</button></div>
</form>
</br></br>
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<a href="https://sucuri.net/website-firewall/?utm_source=firewall_block">Sucuri Website Firewall</a> is a cloud-based protection that
stands between your site and the rest of the world and protects against attacks,
malware infections, DDOS, brute force attempts and mostly anything that can harm it.</p>
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