PT-2008-3696 · Postnuke · Postnuke Pnencyclopedia Module

M.Hasran Addahroni · Published 2008-05-14 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-2191

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PostNuke pnEncyclopedia module versions 0.2.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved by exploiting the id parameter in a display term action to the "index.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For PostNuke pnEncyclopedia module versions 0.2.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the display term action in the "index.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the id parameter in this endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2191

Affected Products

Postnuke Pnencyclopedia Module

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/29046 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5541 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2191 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/491606/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3876 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42185 · Note