CVE-2001-1032 describes a critical vulnerability in PHP-Nuke versions 5.2 and earlier (excluding 5.0RC1) where the admin.php script fails to authenticate users for file upload operations. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to upload arbitrary files and potentially read the PHP-Nuke configuration file by directly invoking admin.php with an upload parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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